Texas Instruments Introduces Standalone Demodulator that Lowers ATSC Receiver Costs While Improving HDTV Picture QualityNew High Performance TVP9900 Demodulator Saves OEMs up to 20 Percent in BOM for Digital TV Receiver

DALLAS, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on an extensive portfolio of digital television (DTV) solutions, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced a new high performance cost-effective American Television Standards Committee's (ATSC) demodulator for DTV systems. The new TVP9900 ATSC demodulator supports the reception of North American DTV broadcasts, including high-definition TV (HDTV). Using field-proven technology, the new standalone demodulator significantly reduces DTV receiver costs through the integration of filters and other functions, while the small footprint of the device minimizes board space. In addition to multi-path performance that exceeds ATSC A/74 standards, the TVP9900 provides greater reception range and better picture quality while its versatile design permits flexibility in implementation. See http://www.ti.com/tvp9900 for more information.

Exceptional Performance Through Proven Technology

The flexible TVP9900 demodulator is designed using standards-compliant technology that TI has successfully employed in other DTV products. Performance meets or exceeds the ATSC's A/74 recommendations, helping to simplify receiver design while ensuring high-quality imaging. Signal equalization covers the echo profile required by A/74 guidelines, and superior multi-path performance demodulates all Brazil ensembles-among the industry's most demanding tests of multi-path performance-for improved signal reception over a greater transmission range.

The demodulator, which is compatible with standard ATSC tuners, supports all typical DTV usage through ATSC 8-VSB demodulation for broadcast and ITU- J.83B 64/256 QAM demodulation for cable, including forward error correction (FEC) for both schemes. Additionally, an industry standard MPEG-2 data stream output can be fed to a wide range of DTV video processors from TI and other suppliers.

Integration Saves Component Costs

The TVP9900 demodulator offers a high level of system integration that saves DTV manufacturers up to 20 percent in the bill of materials for the receiver. With a footprint of only 14×14 mm and the removal of external circuitry, the device saves considerable board space up to 300 mm2 over alternative demodulation solutions.

The TVP9900 directly accepts the 44-MHz intermediate frequency (IF) signal that is a standard output from tuners, eliminating the need for an external down converter. An unusual feature among standalone demodulators is the acceptance of a 4-MHz clock input directly from the tuner, eliminating the requirement for an external crystal oscillator. Integrated digital filtering relaxes the requirement for external filters to perform a number of functions, among them removing aliasing from adjacent channels. An integrated high-speed 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) with a 62.5-MHz option combines with adjacent channel filtering to reduce the number of external saw filters and the corresponding need for IF amplification.

Easy-to-Use Development Support

For developers who want to evaluate the demodulator and initiate system development quickly, the TVP9900 evaluation module (EVM) provides a ready-to- use ATSC front end receiver, complete with an interface to an Alps tuner daughter card. An MPEG-2 data stream output can be fed to the developer's choice of back-end DTV processors. TI's WinVCC (Windows(R) Video Control Center) software provides an easy-to-use, comprehensive user interface for initialization, optimization and status reports, including a virtual oscilloscope for signal visualization.

Availability, Packaging and Pricing

The new TVP9900 ATSC demodulator is now available in volume from TI and TI Authorized Distributors. The device is packaged in a space-saving 14×14 mm 80- pin thin quad flatpack (TQFP). Suggested retail pricing is $6.00 per unit in quantities of 1,000.

The TVP9900 EVM with WinVCC software is now available from TI, priced at $499 per unit.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company includes the Education Technology business. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com/

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S1 Enterprise Unveils New ACH ModuleS1 Corporate Banking utilizes relationships with top banks to drive significant usability and functional enhancements to yield a leading-edge ACH application

ATLANTA, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- S1 Enterprise, a division of S1 Corporation and a leading provider of multi-channel financial service software, today announced the newest release of S1 Corporate Banking, a global payment and cash management solution. S1 Corporate Banking's new ACH module allows a bank's online customers to easily initiate and manage their ACH payments process. S1 Enterprise collaborated with leading U.S. banks, who originate more than 1.2 billion ACH payments per year, to provide a solution that meets the needs of their high-volume users. S1 Enterprise's new ACH module can be deployed as part of the S1 Corporate Banking solution or as a service within the bank's existing solutions.

This best-of-breed solution introduces new payment types including EPN STP 820 to facilitate straight-through-processing for business-to-business electronic payments by allowing corporate customers to transmit detailed remittance information and recipients to automatically record the transactions into their internal accounting systems. A new user interface design, user- defined filters, running debit/credit pop-up boxes, tooltips, and in-progress saves are a few of the enhanced usability features available to make online customers' workflow easier.

"When we provide our corporate customers with a best of breed payments solution, we provide their business with a competitive advantage," indicated Daniel McCarty, Senior Vice President, Comerica Bank. "Working collaboratively with S1 Enterprise, we are confident that corporate customers across all sales sizes will benefit from an enriched ACH payments management process."

S1 Corporate Banking also includes these new features: -- New payment types including CTX, WEB, TEL, and Child Support -- Extended ACH import, export, and upload capabilities, entitlements, search/filtering, and payment reporting capabilities -- Enriched features including ACH reversals, confidential payments and templates, balanced and unbalanced ACH batches, and same-day settlement -- Positive payment enhancements in the Check Services module include image enablement, reverse positive pay, multiple cut-off time support, and payee name match

"We understand that ACH payments are critical to a bank's business customers," said Neil Underwood, General Manager of S1 Enterprise Americas. "Our new ACH module will further our momentum in partnering with banks looking for leading-edge payment capabilities."

For nearly two decades, S1 Enterprise has provided cash management solutions to the world's largest banks. S1 Corporate Banking's comprehensive product features allow banks to provide customers with a robust application with an intuitive user interface that exceeds their expectations. S1 Corporate Banking, built in a multilingual and multi-currency framework, delivers diverse payment methods, multi-factor authentication (MFA) capabilities, electronic file delivery, check services, and complete information reporting to track daily cash position. Throughout the application, S1 Corporate Banking surrounds users in an environment geared towards managing funds and information securely, effectively, and efficiently.

About S1 Enterprise

More than 100 banks and three million consumer, small business, and corporate users worldwide rely on S1 Enterprise solutions to access and manage their financial information. A division of S1 Corporation , S1 Enterprise is a leading provider of integrated banking solutions that deliver financial service providers a holistic view of their customer via a common technology platform regardless of delivery channel -- branch, call center, Internet, or voice. Additional information about S1 Enterprise is available at http://www.s1enterprise.com/.

About S1 Corporation

S1 Corporation delivers customer interaction software for financial and payment services. Worldwide, more than 3,000 customers use S1 software solutions, which are comprised of applications that address virtually every market segment and every delivery channel. Community banks, regional banks, national banks, credit unions, retailers, telcos, and processors all rely on the banking and payments software delivered under three brand names: S1 Enterprise, Postilion and FSB Solutions. Additional information about S1 is available at http://www.s1.com/.

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Novell Names Patrick Jones to Board of Directors

WALTHAM, Mass., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patrick Jones has joined Novell's board of directors, effective April 11, 2007. Jones, who has held a range of senior financial management and board positions at leading technology firms, including vice president and corporate controller at Intel, brings strong financial and technology experience to the board and will provide important direction to Novell as the company continues to expand its solutions for enterprise-wide Linux and enterprise management services.

"Having served in both the boardrooms and on the executive teams of leading companies in the technology sector, Pat Jones understands the challenges and opportunities Novell faces today," said Thomas Plaskett, chairman of the board of Novell. "His financial and management insights will be welcomed additions to the board, and will serve Novell well as it continues to focus on its growth businesses around Linux and enterprise management."

Jones, 62, brings a wealth of experience in steering strategy for both public and private companies, and he has deep global expertise, having worked in Europe, Asia and Latin America. He is chairman of the board for Lattice Semiconductor and an active board member for Genesys SA, Smarttrust AB, and Epocrates. He was chairman of the audit committee for mobile messaging leader Mobile 365, recently acquired by Sybase. Previously, Jones served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for Gemplus International SA, a $1 billion revenue company which he assisted in taking public in December 2000. Prior to Gemplus, he was vice president and corporate controller at Intel Corp. While at Intel, he was responsible for all worldwide accounting financial systems, internal and external reporting, and international finance organizations as the company grew from $8 billion to more than $25 billion in revenue. Jones also served as chief financial officer at LSI Logic, and he began his career at IBM. He holds a BA from the University of Illinois, with a concentration in economics, and an MBA from St. Louis University, with a concentration in finance.

"From my perspective, adding Pat's background and knowledge to the board will be a great benefit for Novell," said Ron Hovsepian, president and CEO of Novell. "As a company, we're aggressively transitioning our business into dynamic new markets, and the board's guidance is important to the management team as we make this move. Pat really understands the economics of the technology sector from battling in the trenches, and I look forward to working with him."

About Novell

Novell delivers infrastructure software for the open enterprise. Novell is a leader in enterprise-wide operating systems based on Linux and open source and provides the enterprise management services required to operate mixed IT environments. Novell helps customers minimize cost, complexity and risk, allowing them to focus on innovation and growth. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com/ .

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EMC Announces Availability of Integrated Enterprise Content Management Support for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007EMC Customers Including Constellation Energy Eager to Leverage Native Integration of EMC Documentum Capabilities within SharePoint Environment

HOPKINTON, Mass., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation , the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced the immediate availability of two key enterprise content management (ECM) solutions aimed at providing seamless integration between EMC Documentum software and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. With these new products, EMC Documentum augments and extends Office SharePoint Server 2007 by providing a single source for integrated ECM capabilities that enable archiving, records management, business process management, imaging and classification.

With EMC Documentum Archive Services for SharePoint software, customers gain access to an enterprise infrastructure for centralized control of content that has been created and managed in SharePoint Server 2007. EMC Documentum Content Services for SharePoint is a set of ASP.Net Web Parts allowing access to the Documentum Content Server through the SharePoint Server 2007 interface. By integrating SharePoint Server 2007 knowledge worker applications with Documentum's enterprise-class ECM infrastructure, customers can better satisfy their requirements for information compliance, security and business process support - while leveraging the ease of use of the SharePoint Server 2007 environment.

"As an EMC Documentum customer, we're very pleased to see these newest products offering seamless integration with the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 platform," said Elizabeth O'Connor, Corporate Applications Project Manager, Constellation Energy. "By leveraging these solutions, we will gain more choice and control over management of core business information - better enabling us to deliver value to our customers."

Content Services for SharePoint software exposes key Documentum functionality in the SharePoint Server 2007 interface, including the ability to:

* Search for content across the Documentum repository, and monitor and subscribe to critical documents * Direct access to the Documentum Inbox, QuickFlows and the Business Process Management System * Manage document lifecycles, and support virtual documents With Archive Services for SharePoint, customers are now able to: * Archive based on metadata or events * Leverage shortcuts, which archive content to Documentum while leaving a link behind in SharePoint Server 2007 * Utilize mass transfer capabilities to move documents from SharePoint Server 2007 to Documentum * Transfer content from SharePoint Server 2007 to Documentum while retaining all rich document properties and metadata

"Businesses are seeing an explosion of information, and enterprise content management has become a strategic imperative," said Jeff Teper, Corporate Vice President of the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Group at Microsoft Corp. "Documentum delivers a variety of additional content management solutions that integrate with the enterprise content management capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and the 2007 Office system. The integrated offerings from EMC and Microsoft allow users to take full advantage of the content services, processes and policies that apply to all corporate content within the familiar applications they use every day."

"Six months ago, EMC announced an extended alliance with Microsoft aimed at helping customers better address the full range of content management requirements for both the desktop and the enterprise," said Balaji Yelamanchili, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EMC's Content Management and Archiving Group. "Today's announcement is a major proof point as we deliver on this commitment, answering customers' demands for seamless integration of their work environments with enterprise-level content management."

As part of today's launch, EMC also announced the availability of its Proof of Concept Service for integrating SharePoint Server 2007 with Documentum software. The service is aimed at demonstrating the business value of connecting EMC and Microsoft best-in-class platforms, and it focuses on identifying key requirements and use scenarios, proof-of-concept systems configuration, stakeholder demonstration and production implementation planning.

Content Services for SharePoint software and Archive Services for SharePoint software are core pieces of the EMC Documentum family, which helps customers manage all types of content across multiple departments within a single repository. With a unified repository, various groups can easily share and reuse their content with other business areas that would benefit from this information. EMC's product family also allows customers to share content safely with outside organizations including partners, vendors and customers.

About EMC

EMC Corporation is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at http://www.emc.com/.

EMC and Documentum are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Commerce Bank Selects CheckFree's ARP/SMS to Enhance Account Reconciliation and Positive Pay ServicesBest-In-Class Solution Will Create Additional Product Offerings, Target New Customers and Leverage Existing Technology for Customer-Driven, High-Growth Company

ATLANTA, and CHICAGO, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Payments 2007, Booth #321 -- CheckFree Corporation today announced that Commerce Bank has selected the CheckFree Account Reconciliation Package/Service Management System(TM) (ARP/SMS(TM)).

In addition, Commerce Bank has upgraded to the CheckFree(R) PEP+(R) Risk Compliance Package. CheckFree's PEP+, together with its comprehensive suite of add-on modules, provides a complete solution for quickly and efficiently originating and receiving payments through the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH). By leveraging PEP+, Commerce has the potential to improve operating effectiveness and risk management while decreasing costs to serve its customers.

The Commerce Cash Management team at Commerce Bank, based in Cherry Hill, N.J., provides account reconciliation and positive pay services to numerous large commercial and institutional customers, and has been a CheckFree customer since 2001. Using a business model that provides superior levels of customer service and convenience, Commerce has become one of the fastest- growing companies in the financial services industry. The CheckFree solutions will help Commerce manage its growth and reinvest in the customer experience.

"CheckFree's solution will provide us with the functionality to provide incremental value to our customers and give prospective customers additional reasons to choose Commerce," said Tom Gregory, senior vice president, Cash Management, at Commerce. "CheckFree has demonstrated an ability to support the exponential business growth at Commerce, to keep ahead of the curve relative to risk management and to enhance our ability to serve customers."

By implementing CheckFree ARP/SMS, Commerce Bank is expected to benefit from a fully integrated, online, real-time positive pay and reconciliation system that provides the flexibility to deliver extensive and automated positive pay reporting on a variety of accounts. CheckFree ARP/SMS offers the extended functionality required to support all Commerce Bank services including real time positive pay, full reconcilement and robust client reporting.

"We understand that our overall effectiveness is measured by the success of our clients," said Esther Pigg, vice president, global product management for CheckFree Software. "By implementing the CheckFree ARP/SMS and PEP+ Risk Compliance packages in conjunction with CheckFree's Applied Operational Intelligence(SM) approach, Commerce Bank expects to deliver best-in-class account reconciliation and positive pay services while anticipating a reduction in fraud losses and maintaining its competitive edge in the market."

Additional CheckFree ARP/SMS(TM) modules selected by Commerce Bank include:

-- CheckFree Payee Verification(TM), which is designed to help provide additional fraud protection and positive pay services, as well as the ability to specifically reconcile and match the payee name. -- CheckFree Teller Positive Pay(TM), which enables tellers to submit a real-time inquiry and receive the payment recommendation immediately based upon the issue information on file in the CheckFree ARP/SMS system. -- CheckFree e-Check Bridge(R) to assist the bank to pass electronic, converted check data from CheckFree's PEP+(R) into CheckFree ARP/SMS(TM) to ensure that converted transactions pass the required positive pay edits and provides an accurate reconcilement.

CheckFree's Applied Operational Intelligence approach helps clients drive profitability and performance through a combination of innovative software, industry expertise and collaborative partnership. This approach is built on CheckFree's core competencies of reconciliation, exception management, transaction process management, corporate actions processing, payments processing, risk management and compliance.

CheckFree's PEP+ Risk Compliance Package includes the OFAC Monitor, SEC Monitor, Debit Return Monitor and Prefunding modules.

About Commerce Bank (http://www.commerceonline.com/)

Commerce Bank, "America's Most Convenient Bank," is a leading retailer of financial services with 400+ convenient stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Florida. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., Commerce Bancorp has $45.3 billion in assets and in fiscal year 2006 achieved an 18% increase in core deposits, a 23% increase in net loans and total asset growth of 18%. For more information about Commerce, please visit the company's interactive financial resource center at commerceonline.com, or call 888-751-9000.

About CheckFree (http://www.checkfreecorp.com/)

Founded in 1981, CheckFree Corporation provides financial electronic commerce services and products to organizations around the world. CheckFree Electronic Commerce solutions enable thousands of financial services providers and billers to offer the convenience of receiving and paying household bills online, via phone or in person through retail outlets. CheckFree Investment Services provides a broad range of investment management solutions and outsourced services to hundreds of financial services organizations, which manage about $1.7 trillion in assets. CheckFree Software develops, markets and supports payment processing solutions that are used by financial institutions to process more than two-thirds of the 14 billion Automated Clearing House transactions in the United States, and supports reconciliation, exception management, risk management, transaction process management, corporate actions processing, and compliance within thousands of organizations worldwide.

Certain of the Company's statements in this press release are not purely historical, and as such are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements regarding management's intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or projections of the future. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the various risks inherent in the Company's business, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2006 (filed September 8, 2006), Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 (filed November 8, 2006) and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 (filed February 8, 2007). One or more of these factors have affected, and could in the future affect the Company's business and financial results in future periods, and could cause actual results to differ materially from plans and projections. There can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements made in this press release will prove to be accurate, and issuance of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company, or any other person, that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are based on information presently available to management, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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OpenTV Licenses OpenTV Participate Solution to Active Loop Television

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp. , a leading provider of solutions for the delivery of advanced television and cross platform interactive services, today announced a multi- year licensing agreement for its OpenTV Participate(TM) system with Active Loop Television, a Norwegian company specializing in ready-to-use interactive television and participation TV formats.

OpenTV Participate will serve as the central interactive TV business management system for Active Loop Television, which provides more than 2,500 hours of programming in 13 countries every month. OpenTV Participate will enable participation TV format creation and competition management and will also provide extensive analysis and reporting tools for Active Loop TV. The system will also be integrated with Active Loop TV's scheduling tools, their Vizrt computer graphics systems, and multiple local mobile aggregators servicing their multinational business.

Active Loop Television, whose formats are designed to provide new revenue streams to broadcasters, has pioneered several interactive TV formats, all of which will be powered by OpenTV Participate modules with interaction via SMS, MMS, IVR, and the web. Active Loop TV, which has created several unique, user-generated content formats, will also benefit from OpenTV Participate's new cross-platform multimedia messaging module which can track, moderate, and display live text, picture, and video messages from mobile phones and web sites.

OpenTV has also committed to a long-term development program with Active Loop TV whereby new Active Loop formats will be closely linked with the OpenTV Participate product roadmap.

"As a growing company with a growing customer base, we came to the conclusion that we needed a flexible, unified platform that could support the multiple channels and formats we want to provide our customers," said Nikolai Fasting, CEO of Active Loop Television. "OpenTV Participate enables us to speed our production process, save development costs, and offer more flexible and more varied interactive TV show formats while avoiding having several platforms that would ultimately become unmanageable. We are delighted to have found such a robust platform and partner in OpenTV for our business."

"OpenTV Participate is the logical choice for supporting Active Loop's innovative business," said Ben Bennett, OpenTV's Senior Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA. "We look forward to providing the launch pad for their interactive programming."

About OpenTV

OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of solutions for the delivery of digital and interactive television. The company's software has been integrated in over 81 million digital set-top boxes and digital televisions around the world. The software enables enhanced program guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording, enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more information, please visit http://www.opentv.com/.

About Active Loop Television

Active Loop Television is global supplier of mobile driven interactive broadcast TV, with an extensive and growing portfolio of ready to use interactive television formats delivered on a market leading end-to-end technological platform. Active Loop Television delivers cost effective/viewer generated TV content, turns viewers into loyal customers of the TV program and adds new revenue streams to broadcasters world wide by turning the mobile phone into a two way response terminal. Active Loop Television is a privately held company headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with representation in Dubai, Toronto, Los Angeles, Kiev, Dusseldorf and London. Learn more on http://www.active-loop.com/.

OpenTV Corp.

CONTACT: Barbara Cassidy of OpenTV, +1 415 962 5111, or
barbara.cassidy@opentv.com; or Lisa Ruiz Rogers of Manning, Selvage & Lee,
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MyGIG Infotainment System Harnesses Advanced QNX Software

OTTAWA, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- QNX Software Systems, the global leader in operating systems and middleware for the in-car telematics and infotainment market, today announced that Chrysler's MyGIG Infotainment System is powered by the QNX(R) Neutrino(R) RTOS. MyGIG is the most sophisticated infotainment system developed for the automotive market to date.

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A full-featured infotainment and navigation system, MyGIG offers a 20GB hard drive for storing and organizing music and pictures, USB support for MP3 player synchronization and file downloads, GPS navigation with 2D and 3D graphics, and Sirius Satellite Radio. Advanced Human Machine Interface (HMI) features include a full-color touchscreen display and a voice recognition interface for hands-free cell phone use, destination entry, and control of radio functions. MyGIG is available today in 2007 models of Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Nitro, and Jeep Wrangler vehicles.

Proven in hundreds of car models, the QNX Neutrino RTOS easily handles the complexity of such feature-rich infotainment devices and the rigorous requirements of the automotive environment. Its modular component design means the QNX Neutrino RTOS can easily be updated to support the latest media formats, standards, and features, even after the system leaves the showroom.

"As automakers continue to add more sophisticated features to their in-car infotainment systems to keep up with advancements in consumer electronics, the operating system backbones of these applications are becoming even more critical," said Phil Magney, principal analyst at Telematics Research Group. "QNX Neutrino offers automakers and Tier One suppliers an embedded platform with the flexibility to offer software upgrades so that they can keep up with evolving technology formats -- meaning consumers don't have to worry about whether or not their new phone or media player will be compatible with their new car."

"The in-car infotainment industry is evolving so quickly that OS reliability and flexibility is key. MyGIG is a major leap forward in automotive infotainment technology and a great example of an automotive application that takes full advantage of the benefits of QNX OS technology," said Dan Dodge, CEO of QNX Software Systems. "MyGIG marks an important step in the evolution of in-car networks and in the convergence of automotive, personal, and home electronics."

QNX and In-car Infotainment

More than 180 car models worldwide use QNX Software technology for an array of telematics and infotainment products -- everything from hands-free cell phone kits to high-end multimedia and navigation systems. Besides providing the ultra-reliable QNX Neutrino RTOS, QNX Software Systems offers instant-on technology for ultra-fast bootup times, advanced 2D/3D graphics for navigation displays, embedded web browsers, multimedia frameworks, fault- tolerant file systems, and a variety of other technologies optimized for the automotive market.

About QNX Software Systems

QNX Software Systems, a Harman International company , is the industry leader in realtime, embedded OS technology. The component-based architectures of the QNX(R) Neutrino(R) RTOS and QNX Momentics(R) development suite together provide the industry's most reliable and scalable framework for building innovative, high-performance embedded systems. Global leaders such as Cisco, DaimlerChrysler, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens depend on QNX technology for network routers, medical instruments, vehicle telematics units, security and defense systems, industrial robotics, and other mission- or life-critical applications. Founded in 1980, QNX Software Systems is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and distributes products in over 100 countries worldwide.

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Agency.com Announces Scott Briskman as Executive Creative Director in San FranciscoBriskman moves from New York office to join West Coast team

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Agency.com today announced that Scott Briskman, previously a Creative Director in the New York office, has been promoted to the position of Executive Creative Director for the San Francisco office. Scott will assume the position in June when he and his family relocate.

With ten years experience in the interactive industry, Briskman (31) joined Agency.com in 2003. During his tenure with Agency.com, he has worked across accounts including E*TRADE, British Airways, BrownCo, eBay and the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation.

Prior to joining Agency.com, Briskman helped start Enosis Interactive, the digital arm of the Swiss-based design agency Enosis, which serviced clients such as L'Oreal Paris, Japanese Tobacco International and Salomon. Before Enosis, Briskman worked on MasterCard International, Maybelline, A&E Television Networks and Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey while at Luminant Worldwide.

In addition, Briskman spends time teaching and lecturing about interactive marketing.

"I'm excited to lead the Agency.com team in San Francisco," commented Briskman. "This office has experts from strategy, creative, technology and media under one roof. Together we will continue to create innovative ways for brands and consumers to interact, while fine-tuning a new advertising model that can be implemented across computers, phones, televisions, and beyond."

David Eastman, Worldwide CEO of Agency.com, commented: "Scott's passion for interactivity and his entrepreneurial spirit are amongst the values we seek in our people. He has done a great job since joining our company, creating award-winning work and helping to build our clients' brands in an interactive environment. He will be a superb addition to our West Coast office."

For further information please contact: Marianne Stefanowicz Agency.com Worldwide e: marianne@agency.com t: +1-212-358-2664 m: +1-917-421-0380 im: mariannestefanowicz@hotmail.com About Agency.com

Agency.com is a leading interactive agency. Agency.com (http://www.agency.com/) creates engaging interactive consumer experiences for brand focused clients such as British Airways, IKEA, Energizer, T-Mobile and Dulux. It has been doing this since 1995. Headquartered in New York, Agency.com has eleven offices worldwide including, Amsterdam, Brussels, Chicago, Dallas, Dublin, London, Milan, Rome, San Francisco and Shanghai. Agency.com is a TBWA\ company and is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. (http://www.omnicomgroup.com/). Omnicom is a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, interactive, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

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Dot Hill Launches 2730 Turbo RAID Storage SystemBuilding on the Success of Dot Hill's 2730, the 2730 Turbo Delivers Enhanced Performance

SAN DIEGO, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Storage Networking World Spring 2007 -- Dot Hill Systems Corp. , a market leader in providing flexible storage offerings and responsive service and support to OEMs and system integrators (SIs), today launched its 2730 Turbo RAID storage solution, the newest iteration of its high-performance, modular enterprise storage platform, the Dot Hill 2730.

The 2730 Turbo features a new integrated design that delivers a performance improvement of up to 40 percent over the 2730. The 2730 Turbo is ideal for key applications such as database, email, web server applications, backup (disk-to-disk), streaming (video, surveillance, and seismic), and Information Lifecycle (ILM) implementations. The enhancements drive data rates of up to 1,154 megabytes per second sustained throughput, as well as transfer speeds of more than 124,000 IOPS, creating a new level of price/performance leadership.

"The 2730 Turbo builds on the success of the Dot Hill 2730, launched last Fall," said Dana Kammersgard, president and chief executive officer, Dot Hill. "To date, the product has been adopted by 17 OEMs and system integrators worldwide, and has already surpassed the 3,500 unit milestone in shipments. This announcement is another testament to Dot Hill's strong storage heritage, as well as to the advantage of the R/Evolution architecture. This Rapid Evolution architecture significantly accelerates time to market as a competitive differentiator, not only for us, but for our go-to-market partners.

The 2730 Turbo is the second release based on Dot Hill's Rapid Evolution (R/Evolution) architecture. This product demonstrates the superior modular scalability and features which result in higher return on investment and lower total cost of ownership. The modular, dynamic system is designed to rapidly evolve, enabling OEMs to quickly achieve sustainable competitive advantage in the Volume Storage Market. In conjunction with the 2730 Turbo release, an updated version of firmware is available for the 2730 that includes enhancements to Dot Hill's AssuredSnap(TM) Data Management Services, an increase to 64 concurrent snapshots via an optional license, a customization toolkit allowing for personalization of the Web-based Interface (WBI) and operating system support for Solaris 10.

One of the keys to this breakthrough in performance is Dot Hill's patented SimulCache(TM) technology. SimulCache leverages redundant RAID controllers, thus eliminating the performance degradation associated with conventional cache mirroring. The implementation of a high-speed dedicated PCI-Express bus streamlines write performance resulting in superior overall system responsiveness driving faster application throughput in database-related deployments.

The 2730 Turbo features Dot Hill's AssuredSnap technology for improved data availability and business continuity. AssuredSnap creates a point-in-time virtual copy of data that the system can roll back to, in the event of data loss or corruption. All snapshots are preserved in the event of a roll back; AssuredSnap also features a unique roll forward capability. Additional AssuredSnap features include writeable snapshots for real-time data mining, rapid application development, the preservation of original and written data, and snapshot reset for scripted backups.

The 2730 Turbo includes four 4 gigabit Fibre Channel host interfaces, and a cost-effective design providing continuous access to data. In addition, the 2730 Turbo offers scalability and flexibility, enabling customers to expand up to 56 high-performance SAS, low-cost SATA-II drives or any combination of the two for tiered storage implementations.

"Spending on modular, scalable storage systems continues to be a top priority in companies' ongoing efforts to more efficiently expand IT infrastructure," said Brad Nisbet, program manager for IDC storage systems. "Storage solutions such as Dot Hill's 2730 that allow mixing of both SAS and SATA drives enable administrators to better align the needs of their applications with the appropriate tier of storage, providing a cost effective way to address a growing set of data protection and business continuity requirements."

The product leverages several unique patented and patent pending technologies including those collectively known as EcoStor(TM) that address today's critical business needs and environmental requirements. This technology enables Dot Hill products to deliver economic benefits in an environmentally sound manner.

In addition, products based on the R/Evolution architecture utilize an environmentally friendly, battery-free alternative for cache back up, that leverages a combination of super capacitors and compact flash technology for non-volatile cache memory. In the event of a power interruption, the cache in the storage unit is powered by super capacitors; the cache is then transferred to compact flash, ensuring it is stored safely and securely indefinitely. This approach also provides a "trickle charge" to the cache, eliminating the need to re-sync the contents of the compact flash in the event the outage was due to a "brown out."

This reduces total cost of ownership and enhances the user experience in a number of ways. With up to a 10-year life span, the solution eliminates service calls for battery replacement, new battery inventory management, and the issues of battery disposal, as well as the periodic replacement downtime associated with batteries. Additionally, it offers an improved customer experience upon installation or power restore as it does not require lengthy battery charging time. The array operates in high-performance write-back cache mode within minutes of installation versus hours with batteries.

The 2730 Turbo is a "green" solution which is compliant with the new international environmental standards for the European Union and Chinese RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste for Electrical and Electronic Equipment) mandates.

The 2730 Turbo is now shipping; additional host interface modules for the 2730 family to support both iSCSI and Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) protocols are expected to be generally available throughout the year.

About Dot Hill

Delivering innovative technology and global support, Dot Hill empowers the OEM community to bring unique storage solutions to market, quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Offering high performance and industry-leading uptime, Dot Hill's RAID technology is the foundation for best-in-class storage solutions offering enterprise-class security, availability and data protection. The company's products are in use today by the world's leading service and equipment providers, common carriers, advanced technology and telecommunications companies as well as government agencies. Dot Hill solutions are certified to meet rigorous industry standards and military specifications, as well as RoHS and WEEE international environmental standards. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., Dot Hill has offices and/or representatives in China, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom and the United States. For more information, visit us at http://www.dothill.com/.

Certain statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include statements regarding: the future success of the 2730 product line; the size and timing of any orders for 2730 products; the future financial results of Dot Hill based on sales of the 2730 product line; the performance of members of the 2730 product line in particular environments; the continued availability of current features of the 2730; the timing of and availability of any future features of the 2730 product family such as various face modules; the future success of the relationships between Dot Hill and any of its partners mentioned in this press release; and the future value of any technology, patented or otherwise. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: the risk that any of the partners identified in this press release may terminate its agreement with Dot Hill or fail to successfully market the 2730; changing customer preferences in the open systems computing market; and unforeseen supply, technological, intellectual property or engineering issues. However, there are many other risks not listed here that may affect the future business of Dot Hill, as well as the forward-looking statements contained herein. To learn about such risks and uncertainties, you should read the risk factors set forth in the company's public filings with the SEC, including the Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q most recently filed by Dot Hill. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Dot Hill undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

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Lexmark Names Volunteer of the Year; Donates $5,000 to Pat Smith Habitat Endowment Fund

LEXINGTON, Ky., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lexmark International, Inc. today announced the recipient of its Volunteer of the Year Award, which annually honors a Lexmark employee for commitment to outstanding volunteer service.

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Steve Combs, a Lexington-based hardware engineer in Lexmark's Consumer Printer Division, was selected from nearly a dozen nominees from around the world. Combs received the award based on his extensive volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity. For several years, he has participated in home builds throughout the world including Ghana, Sri Lanka and the U.S.

"Steve brings intellect, vision, dedication and enthusiasm to each Lexington Habitat for Humanity (LHFH) job site, our ReStores and our board of directors," said Grant Phelps, LHFH executive director. "He is truly a blessing for our affiliate. LHFH is very thankful to Steve and other Lexmark employees for the hundreds of volunteer hours given to LHFH."

In 2006, Combs completed a Gulfport, Miss., project that had been headed by his father-in-law, Pat Smith, who died in the crash of Comair Flight 5191 in Lexington on Aug. 27, 2006. Combs took over as lead for the construction of 13 houses for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The Kentucky- Mississippi Project was important for the residents and community of Gulfport. Smith was headed to Gulfport when the plane crashed.

In recognition of Combs' commitment to volunteer service, Lexmark is donating $5,000 to the Pat Smith Habitat for Humanity Endowment Fund, the charity designated by Combs. This fund is part of Lexington Habitat for Humanity and will be used to fully fund one Habitat house in Lexington each year as well as to provide grants and scholarships to work on international builds.

"Steve's dedication to community service is truly exemplary and we are pleased to recognize his commitment," said Jeri L. Isbell, Lexmark vice president of human resources.

Lexmark launched the Volunteer of the Year Award in 2004 in conjunction with its Volunteer Time Off Program. The Volunteer of the Year Award is designed to encourage and recognize volunteerism among Lexmark employees worldwide as part of the company's commitment to corporate citizenship.

Each year, an employee is selected from nominees worldwide to receive the award. In recognition of the employee's volunteer commitment, Lexmark donates $5,000 to a not-for-profit organization or school selected by the recipient.

The Volunteer Time Off Program provides time away from work for employees to volunteer. It gives each of Lexmark's U.S. full-time employees up to three days of paid time away from work annually to volunteer in their local community. Part-time employees receive up to one-and-a-half days annually. The program enables Lexmark employees to serve in their local communities without having to use personal vacation time.

About Lexmark

Lexmark International, Inc. provides businesses and consumers in more than 150 countries with a broad range of printing and imaging products, solutions and services that help them to be more productive. In 2006, Lexmark reported $5.1 billion in revenue. Learn how Lexmark can help you get more done at http://www.lexmark.com/.

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Microsoft Incubation Centers Give Boost to Software as a Service IndustryMicrosoft initiative is designed to help ISVs and hosting providers take advantage of changes in software distribution.

REDMOND, Wash., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the Microsoft(R) SaaS Incubation Center Program, a global initiative to help independent software vendors (ISVs) adopt the Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model. The program will provide ISVs with business and technical guidance, consulting services, and access to an established hosting channel for the reliable and security-enhanced delivery of their applications to customers. For participating hosting providers, working closely with the ISV community will foster the opportunity to develop key partnerships, help expand their customer base and drive revenue.

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"The growth projections for software delivered as a service present ISVs with significant opportunities, as well as new challenges," said John Zanni, director of Worldwide Hosting at Microsoft. "Through the SaaS Incubation Center Program, hosting providers are able to combine their traditional expertise in managing infrastructure and delivering services with business and design guidance to help ISVs embrace this new model. Building on the Microsoft Solution for Windows(R)-based Hosting for Applications and the SaaS On-Ramp Program, the SaaS Incubation Center Program helps bring together the world- class infrastructure, consulting services and partnerships ISVs need to be successful."

The Microsoft SaaS Incubation Center Program has established a number of facilities operated by Microsoft partners, where ISVs are guided through a structured series of business and architectural consulting sessions to help ensure their business model and applications are ready for the challenges of service-based delivery. SaaS Incubation Center Program partners utilize the Microsoft Solution for Windows-based Hosting for Applications, which provides the platform architecture, guidance and sample scripts for service providers to host SaaS-based applications. Using the platform, hosters are able to monitor system performance and health, measure system usage, automate server builds, and manage security for ISVs. This ultimately allows ISVs to provide a strong service-level agreement (SLA) to end users -- a critical component of online service-based delivery.

"As one of the pioneering SaaS application delivery companies, OpSource is well aware of the commercial, financial and technical challenges ISVs can encounter when transitioning to the SaaS delivery model," said Richard Dym, senior vice president of marketing and business development at OpSource Inc. "Microsoft's early commitment to helping build the SaaS industry by bringing together hosting providers and ISVs has played an important role in the growth of OpSource's SaaS and Web application delivery business. We believe that by combining formalized technical assistance and financial incentives, the Microsoft SaaS Incubation Center Program will benefit ISVs, hosters and SaaS delivery companies like OpSource by accelerating the worldwide adoption of the SaaS delivery model."

Phase II of the Microsoft SaaS On-Ramp Program

In addition to the Microsoft SaaS Incubation Center Program, Microsoft is announcing Phase II of the Microsoft SaaS On-Ramp Program. Based on Microsoft's Service Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA), the program offers discounted licensing for eligible ISVs, including a Windows Server(R) license for up to eight central processing units (CPUs) and a Microsoft SQL Server(TM) license for up to two CPUs. In Phase II of the program, ISVs can now acquire discounted SKUs through enrolled hosting providers, rather than signing a licensing agreement directly with Microsoft. This empowers hosting providers to offer a complete service to ISVs and gives ISVs the ability to focus on their core competency -- building their applications.

The SaaS On-Ramp Program was launched in November 2006 and will run through April 2008 as part of Microsoft's global effort to help ISVs take full advantage of the opportunity presented by SaaS.

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MobilePro to Pursue Strategic Alternatives

BETHESDA, Md., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MobilePro Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: MOBL) , an integrated telecommunications company, announced today that the company's board of directors has decided to explore potential strategic alternatives for the company in order to maximize shareholder value. The company also announced that it has recently received inquiries from potential strategic partners regarding parts of the company's business.

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"Given the recent trend in our public valuation and the recent inquiries from potential strategic partners, it is my belief that we would best fulfill our fiduciary duty to our public stockholders by pursuing strategic alternatives for the parts of our business and/or the whole," said Jay Wright, Chairman and CEO of MobilePro.

"We will, therefore, actively pursue a process with the goal of maximizing the value of our assets, eliminating our debt and returning value to our equity holders. This process will supplement our efforts with BB&T Capital Markets with respect to our Kite Networks subsidiary and the pending merger of our ProGames subsidiary with Winning Edge International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: WNED) , both of which we have previously announced."

About MobilePro Corp.

MobilePro Corp., based in Bethesda, Md., is one of North America's leading wireless broadband companies. The company serves more than 240,000 total customer lines throughout the United States, primarily through its CloseCall America, AFN and Kite Network subsidiaries. For more information about MobilePro, including investor relations information, contact Hawk Associates at (305) 451-1888, e-mail: info@hawkassociates.com, or visit http://www.mobileprocorp.com/ .

An investment profile about MobilePro Corp. may be found online at http://www.hawkassociates.com/moblprofile.aspx .

For investor relations information regarding MobilePro, contact Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, Hawk Associates, at (305) 451-1888, e-mail: info@hawkassociates.com. An online investor kit including press releases, current price quotes, stock charts and other valuable information for investors may be found at http://www.hawkassociates.com/ and http://www.americanmicrocaps.com/. To receive future releases in e-mail alerts, sign up at http://www.hawkassociates.com/email.aspx .

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S1 Corporation Appoints Edward Terino to Board of Directors

ATLANTA, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- S1 Corporation , a leading global provider of customer interaction software solutions for financial and payment services, announced today that it has named Edward Terino to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Terino brings over 25 years of finance, operations and technology experience to the Company. He currently serves as the Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Arlington Tankers Ltd. , an international seaborne transporter of crude oil and petroleum products. Prior to this role, Mr. Terino held Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer positions with several enterprise software companies including Art Technology Group, Inc., a provider of Internet-based e-commerce and customer service software focused on the Global 1000 market, and Applix, Inc., a provider of business intelligence software solutions. Mr. Terino also spent eleven years at Houghton Mifflin Company, a leading educational publisher in the U.S. in various senior financial management positions and nine years at Deloitte & Touche in their consulting services group.

"We are extremely pleased to have Ed Terino join our Board of Directors," said John W. Spiegel, Chairman of the Board, S1 Corporation. "Ed's extensive experience as the chief financial officer of public software companies along with his proven track record of successful leadership make him an excellent addition to our Board."

About S1 Corporation

S1 Corporation delivers customer interaction software for financial and payment services and offers unique solution sets for financial institutions, retailers, and processors. S1 employs 1,400 people in operations throughout North America, Europe and Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions. Worldwide, more than 3,000 customers use S1 software solutions, which are comprised of applications that address virtually every market segment and delivery channel. S1 partners with best-in-class organizations to provide flexible and extensible software solutions for its customers. Additional information about S1 solutions is available at http://www.postilion.com/, c, and http://www.fsb-solutions.com/.

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CCID Consulting Views China's IM Market from Tencent

BEIJING, April 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong, recently made a comparative analyses on China's IM market, and concluded that Tencent no longer has notable competitive advantages among its competitors: China Mobile, China Unicom, MSN and PICA.

Tencent's domination in China's IM market is a fact known to all. Its market share, user size and revenue are unrivalled by other competitors. However, Tencent's achievement stems mostly from Internet-based applications. In the three IM market segments, Tencent's leading position in Internet IM is beyond doubt. In the enterprise IM field, Tencent also takes the lead. But in the more promising mobile IM market, Tencent no longer had notable competitive advantages.

Tencent started mobile applications earlier. Currently, it has attracted a large number of users. Its cooperation with operators has also deepened. As early as in August 2000, Tencent opened wireless value-added services. Currently, Mobile QQ has over 6 million users. Cooperation with China Mobile has led to a fast growth in Tencent's wireless value-added services, with great achievements scored. In reality, with rich and detailed market description data, CCID Consulting indicates that Tencent's development in the mobile IM field is far behind its growth in the Internet IM field. In the mobile IM market, China Mobile and China Unicom have successively introduced "Fetion" and "Chao Xin" in the hope of making use of their resource advantages as operators to take up the market. MSN has started to step up its efforts in the field, while PICA has also attracted a considerable number of users through many years of efforts. By comparison, Tencent reacted slower than its competitors.

The entry thresholds to the mobile IM market is rather high. Only 5 services providers now have competitive abilities: China Mobile, China Unicom, Tencent, MSN and PICA. Tencent's current mobile IM services include 2 products. One is Mobile QQ, which has long taken ship and brought rich returns to Tencent. But in terms of its technology, Mobile QQ uses SMS channels to operate. It does not belong to mobile Internet services offered through G Network or C Netwirk. Because the fee rate of SMS channels is rather high, they have gradually lost price competitiveness. In 2007, Tencent introduced truly mobile Internet-based mobile phone QQ products.

As for user positioning, Tencent's products project a strong entertainment image, developed over the years. Both mobile phone QQ and Mobile QQ have less appeal to business user groups. Mobile phone QQ has yet to have a unique user positioning. It is only committed to transferring all Mobile QQ users to their own hand. "Fetion" positions its target customers at fashion-seekers and business user groups, while "Chao Xin" is more oriented towards young users but still gives concurrent attention to fashion-seekers. Mobile MSN has inherited MSN's previous features and pays more attention to business user groups. Consequently, there is a greater degree of overlapping in user positioning between Mobile MSN and "Fetion". Competition between the two will gradually emerge. PICA has a rather balanced user positioning but is more leaned towards student and fashion-seekers. Fashion-seekers will be the main target user groups in the future mobile IM market. Meanwhile, most service providers also take business users as their long-term target, because their demand and consumption power is more stable.

As for user numbers, PICA has saw its users grow to 7 million strong through several years of quiet work. This makes it a rising star in the mobile IM market in the current stage. Fetion, Chao Xin and Mobile Phone QQ have yet to accumulate a big number of users due to their short history. Though Mobile MSN has been introduced for some time, it nevertheless has yet to make a real impact. The above 4 service providers have a total number of some 1 million users.

As for pricing, PICA is more competitive compared with Tencent. Tencent has priced its Mobile QQ for 5-10 Yuan/month. Mobile Phone QQ is still in a period of free trial, while Mobile MSN has a monthly all-inclusive fee of 10 Yuan. Fetion and Chao Xin are expected to price for 5/month Yuan. Only PICA has long offered free services.

In terms of supporting networks, Tencent renewed its contract with China Mobile for 6 months at the end of the 2006. If it is still very difficult to judge the result of Mobile QQ in June 2007, but there can only be two possibilities. One is that Tencent will continue to operate the services but gets a smaller share of its profits; the other is that China Mobile will terminate its cooperation with Tencent. In either case, Tencent will suffer heavy losses.

As for advantages, Tencent has comprehensive technological, funds and user advantages, but not outstanding in terms of each of them. Technically, PICA has taken the lead, while MSN has a more rational user structure. As for financial strength, Tencent is bound to fall behind operators. Moreover, the right of discourse in the mobile IM market is fully controlled in the hands of the 2 major operators China Mobile and China Unicom. In all its moves, Tencent will have to see what these two operators allow it to do. This practically restricts Tencent'e free development in the market.

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To sum up, insufficient inputs over the years have resulted in Tencent's slow development in its mobile IM businesses. The company has kept its user positioning, services model and price strategy unchanged. This has directly resulted in a drop in its competitiveness in the mobile IM market.

To change its current situation in the market, Tencent should firstly solve the following 3 problems:

-- Fully understand mobile users' demand and fast position target users; -- Improve current user structure and develop high-end users; -- Strengthen technology R&D, fully cooperate with mobile phone makers and provide client products that support all kinds of mobile phone.

In the next year, the development trend of the mobile IM market will be one of more cooperation than competitions. CCID expects interesting developments in the market as more new technology and products appear. As for the current market pattern, the existing 5 services providers have different product positioning. Their advantages also keep one another at bay. This shows that services providers will have sufficient opportunities to expand their market shares, which is more helpful for deepening their cooperation. For Tencent, this is a critical period to put together its strength and catch up with the others vigorously, or choose to fall behind the mobile IM market.

About CCID Consulting

CCID Consulting Co., Ltd. (also known as CCID Consulting), the first Chinese consulting firm listed in the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange (GEM) of Hong Kong (stock code: HK08235), is a direct affiliate of the China Center for Information Industry Development (hereinafter known as CCID Group). Headquartered in Beijing, CCID Consulting has so far set up branch offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Harbin, with over 300 professional consultants and industry experts. The Company's business scope has covered over 200 large- and medium-sized cities in China. Apart from home market development, CCID Consulting is establishing international cooperation links across the United States, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, by setting up agents in the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Italy and Russia, with the aim of going global.

Based on four major competitive areas of the powerful data channels, industrial resources, intense knowledge and deep understanding of information technology, CCID Consulting provides customers with consulting, research and IT outsourcing services covering strategy planning, IT application, marketing strategy, human resources and information technology outsourcing. Our customers range from industrial users in IT, telecommunications, energy, finance, automobile, to government departments at all levels and diversified industrial parks.

CCID Consulting is committed to becoming the No. 1 brand for strategy consulting, the No. 1 consultant for enterprise management and the No. 1 expert in market research. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.ccidconsulting.com/default_e.asp .

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TI Advances Communications, Imaging and Instrumentation with Industry's Highest-Performance Dual and Quad ADC FamilyLow-Power, 12- and 14-bit Data Converters at 125, 105 and 80 MSPS Provide Ultimate System Flexibility and Space Savings

DALLAS, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced a new family of two- and four-channel 12- and 14-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) featuring high speed, low power and high performance housed in tiny 9-mm x 9-mm packages. This pin-compatible family offers designers an easy upgrade path with a range of resolutions, speed and performance options tailored to meet the requirements of advanced communications, radar and imaging, test and measurement, medical, and video applications. See http://www.ti.com/ads6425-pr.

"Today's high-speed applications are demanding greater system density and performance while still providing low power consumption. Texas Instruments' ADS6000 family delivers on these demands with pin-compatible, multi-channel ADCs that combine exceptional speed, performance, size and power," said Art George, senior vice president of TI's high-performance analog business unit. "By offering world-class support and tools for this leading technology, TI is enabling customers to realize new capabilities in applications that require multiple ADCs at high speeds."

The ADS6000 family consists of dual and quad, 12- and 14-bit ADCs available in speeds of 80, 105 and 125 MSPS. Each device in the family delivers exceptional spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR), high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), high IF capability and low power per channel. By incorporating single- or dual-stream serialized LVDS outputs, the devices reduce board space by 60 percent compared to CMOS output solutions.

Through an SPI interface, the ADS6000 family provides programmable options such as coarse and fine gain controls to trade a small amount of SNR for a significant increase in SFDR at high IFs, enabling the customer to tailor the performance to the specific application requirements. Designers are also able to optimize the LVDS output configurations by adjusting the driver currents and internal termination resistors to reduce power consumption, improve signal integrity and ease data capture.

The quad, 12-bit, 125-MSPS ADS6425 is the first in this family of products and provides high performance at 70.3 dB SNR and 83dB SFDR at 50MHz IF in the nominal state, with the ability to reach 86 dB SFDR through gain settings. The 14-bit, 125-MSPS ADS6445 provides an upgrade path for customers requiring higher resolution. Consuming only 410 mW or 420 mW per channel at 125 MSPS, the ADS6425 and ADS6445 allow higher system integration and greater flexibility as well as many other system benefits including:

-- Enhanced resolution for object tracking and discrimination in radar systems -- High sample rate and resolution for increased bandwidth and advanced medical imaging capability -- Higher performance, smaller form factor and extended battery life for portable test equipment -- Improved sensitivity and reduced bill-of-materials for diversity receivers in wireless infrastructure -- Increased density and sample rate for smaller form factors in high-end video equipment

Easy-to-use evaluation modules (EVMs) and deserializer cards available from TI provide quick and cost-effective evaluation to help customers speed the design process for quicker market penetration. To further simplify design, TI offers a wide variety of parts to complete the signal chain. High-speed, low-noise amplifiers, such as the THS9001 and THS4509, allow the ADS6425 to operate to its full input bandwidth. The CDCM7005 low-skew clock synchronizer provides low-jitter clocking to maximize SNR performance. For parallel transmission paths, TI can provide multi-channel digital-to-analog converters and digital up/down converters such as the DAC5672 and GC5016. Customers may also utilize TI's broad portfolio of high-performance and optimized TMS320(TM) DSPs for these applications.

The ADS6000 Family SNR[dBFS] SFDR[dBFS] Total @50MHz IF* @50 MHz IF* Speed Power 0dB Gain 0dB Gain Price [MSPS] P/N Resolution #Channels /Ch[mW] /3.5dB Gain /3.5dB Gain (1ku) ADS6425 12 4 410 70.3 / 69.9 83 / 86 $74.25 ADS6225 12 2 500 $41.25 ADS6445 14 4 420 73.2 / 71.9 83 / 86 $132.30 125 ADS6245 14 2 500 $73.50 ADS6424 12 4 360 70.6 / 70.1 81 / 84 $62.10 ADS6224 12 2 450 $34.50 ADS6444 14 4 380 73 / 72.1 81 / 84 $110.70 105 ADS6244 14 2 450 $61.50 ADS6423 12 4 310 71.1 / 70.5 87 / 90 $47.60 ADS6223 12 2 380 $25.05 ADS6443 14 4 330 73.8 / 72.8 87 / 90 $71.25 80 ADS6243 14 2 380 $37.50 * 105MSPS Versions Tested at 70MHz IF Availability and Packaging

The ADS6425 is available now in a 64-pin quad flat no-lead (QFN) package with samples, evaluation modules (EVMs) and deserializer solution available at http://www.ti.com/ads6425. Pricing is listed above for each device in the family in 1,000-piece quantities. Samples of the remaining members of the family including serialized LVDS and parallel-output, dual ADCs are available now through the factory with volume production scheduled for the second half of 2007.

TI offers analog engineers a wide-ranging support infrastructure that includes training and seminars, design tools and utilities, technical documentation, evaluation modules, an online KnowledgeBase, a product information hotline and a comprehensive offering of samples that ship within 24 hours of request. For more information on TI's complete analog design support, and to download the latest Amplifier and Data Converter Selection Guide, visit the Analog eLabTM Design Center at http://www.ti.com/analogelab.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company includes the Educational Technology business. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

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AsiaInfo to Develop Mobile Device Management System for China Mobile

China's First Telecom Carrier Mobile Device Management System

BEIJING and SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of telecom software solutions and IT security products and services, today announced it has signed a contract with China Mobile to develop its national mobile device management platform.

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"Mobile device management represents the latest trend in wireless telecommunication technologies. We are proud to partner with the largest mobile operator in the world to develop a solution using this pioneering technology," said Steve Zhang, President and CEO of AsiaInfo. "This is an entirely new offering for AsiaInfo, and we see good market potential in the future. As a leading telecom application solution provider in China, we will continue to collaborate with our customers to embrace technologies that increase carrier efficiency and enhance subscriber experience."

With the ability to update elements of mobile device software over-the-air, the mobile device management system increases operator efficiency by automating some aspects of device management and reducing the workload and cost of customer support. The system can be used to configure mobile devices to match network parameters and settings, provide diagnostics and automated resolution, and enable subscribers to install new applications over-the-air. The system can also gather and analyze real-time mobile device metrics which can inform marketing decisions.

AsiaInfo will provide system integration services as well as billing, network management, and analysis software. AsiaInfo is also a major contributor to China Mobile's DM specification. The system will integrate some core device management functions of Bitfone's SmartDM software.

About AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc.

AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. is a leading provider of high- quality telecom software solutions and IT security products and services to some of China's largest enterprises as well as many small and medium sized companies in China. An established leader in the Chinese telecommunications industry, AsiaInfo became a prominent supplier of IT security products and services in China with the acquisition of Lenovo's non-telecom related IT services business in 2004.

Organized as a Delaware corporation, AsiaInfo began operations in the United States in 1993. The Company moved major operations to China in 1995 and played a significant role in the construction of the national backbones and provincial access networks for all of China's major national telecom carriers, including China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Netcom. Since 1998, AsiaInfo has continued diversifying its product offerings and is now a major provider of telecom software solutions in China.

For more information about AsiaInfo, please visit http://www.asiainfo.com/ .

The information contained in this document is as of April 16, 2007. AsiaInfo assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information or future events or developments.

This document contains forward-looking information about AsiaInfo's operating results and business prospects that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: government telecommunications infrastructure and budgetary policy in China; our ability to maintain our concentrated customer base; the long and variable cycles for our products and services that can cause our revenues and operating results to vary significantly from period to period; our ability to meet our working capital requirements; our ability to retain our executive officers; our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel; potential liabilities we are exposed to because we extend warranties to our customers; risks associated with cost overruns and delays; our ability to develop or acquire new products or enhancements to our software products that are marketable on a timely and cost-effective basis; our ability to adequately protect our proprietary rights; the competitive nature of the markets we operate in; political and economic policies of the Chinese government. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties, and other matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and in our periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K (if any) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/ .

For more information, please contact: For Investors: Charles Zhang AsiaInfo Technologies (China), Inc. Tel: +86-10-8216-6039 Email: ir@asiainfo.com For Media: Rory Macpherson Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Tel: +86-10-8520-6553 Email: rory.macpherson@ogilvy.com

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Quantum Announces New A-Series Professional Video Drive Available on LTO Tape PlatformIncreases Performance and Capacity of First Data Tape System Enhanced for File-Based Workflows

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Corp. , the leading global specialist in backup, recovery and archive, today announced that its award-winning A-Series Professional Video Technology will be available on the LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape drive platform, beginning with LTO-3. By adding this leading mid-range format to the A-Series product line, Quantum will provide video professionals with a new, higher-performance archive solution offering up to 400 GB (native) of removable networked storage capacity in a tape-based file system that is MXF(1)-aware. Quantum will be demonstrating its A-Series solutions at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB 2007), Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth SU 13809, April 16-19.

"The professional video market's requirements for storage are growing rapidly with higher-resolution content," said Tom Coughlin, principal analyst with Coughlin Associates. "As a consequence, the industry is looking for cost- effective, intelligent storage solutions. With its A-Series platform, Quantum was the first to demonstrate how cost-effective, network-attached, MXF-aware data tape storage could benefit the industry, and the move to the LTO platform will further strengthen and extend its leadership position." With built-in Gigabit Ethernet capability, the A-Series drives are network- attached, permitting direct access by workstations and servers on standard IT networks. Being MXF-aware enables video tape-like access to subclips by timecode and fast access to the metadata stored on the tape. The MXF capability of the A-Series solution also provides interoperability with many professional video applications and hardware as the MXF standard continues to be adopted within the industry.

Quantum's new LTO-3 A-Series drives are designed to provide a higher capacity archiving solution than traditional video tape-based storage. Native capacity for an LTO-3 data tape is 400 GB (native), equivalent to more than 30 hours of 25 Mb/s High Definition (HD) content. Each tape carries its own file system directory, allowing direct drag and drop access by applications and operating systems such as Windows, Linux and Mac OSX.

The introduction of the LTO-3 A-Series will also boost performance to a new level. At its maximum data transfer rate of 544 Mb/s (native), the LTO-3 A-Series drive is designed to transfer DVCPRO content recorded at 25 Mb/s almost 20 times faster than real-time speeds; 100 Mb/s DVCPRO HD content can be transferred approximately six times faster than real-time speeds. This means that the LTO-3 A-Series drive will be able to store a two-hour DV25 program in less than seven minutes -- provided the connected computer and hard drive are fast enough.

"As the industry continues to embrace file-based workflows, video professionals are demanding higher capacity, performance and reliability," said Mark Ostlund, director of rich media storage for Quantum. "Quantum's new LTO-3 A-Series helps meet those needs and underscores our commitment to offering broadcasters and video professionals a complete, scaleable and low- cost archive solution when it's time to move their content off expensive disk."

Pricing and Availability

Quantum plans to begin shipping the LTO-3 A-Series in June through Quantum's select geographical resellers that target the broadcast and professional video market. Pricing for the LTO-3 A-Series begins at $7,950 MSRP. For more information, please visit http://www.quantum.com/Solutions/provideo/Index.aspx.

About Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Technology

LTO technology is a powerful, scaleable, adaptable open tape format created by technology providers HP, IBM Corp. and Quantum Corp. (and their predecessors) to help address the growing demands of data protection in the midrange to enterprise-class server environments. This ultra-high capacity generation of tape storage products is designed to deliver outstanding performance, capacity and reliability, combining the advantages of linear multi-channel, bi-directional formats with enhancements in servo technology, data compression, track layout, and error correction.

About Quantum

Quantum Corp. is the leading global storage company specializing in backup, recovery and archive. Combining focused expertise, customer-driven innovation, and platform independence, Quantum provides a comprehensive, integrated range of disk, tape, and software solutions supported by a world-class sales and service organization. As a long-standing and trusted partner, the company works closely with a broad network of resellers, OEMs and other suppliers to meet customers' evolving data protection needs. Quantum Corp., 1650 Technology Drive, Suite 700, San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 944-4000, http://www.quantum.com/.

NOTE: Quantum and the Quantum logo are registered trademarks of Quantum Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, without limitation, statements relating to 1) customer benefits and value to customers from using the LTO-3 A-Series drives, 2) customer demand for and Quantum's future sales of such drives, 3) the availability of such drives and 4) Quantum's future leadership position, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. As a result, actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein include, but are not limited to, operational difficulties, unforeseen technical limitations, unexpected material deviation in product operation, the ability of competitors to introduce new solutions that compete more successfully with our solutions, and unanticipated changes in customers' needs or requirements. More detailed information about these risk factors, and additional risk factors, are set forth in Quantum's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled " Risk Factors," on pages 39 to 50 in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on February 8, 2007 and on pages 14 to 25 in Quantum's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2006; and those described in any subsequently filed reports. Such reports contain and identify important factors that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statement. Quantum expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

(1) Material eXchange Format (MXF) is a file format for professional digital video and audio media defined by a set of SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) standards.

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Bethesda Softworks' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow(TM) Achieves Greatest Hits Status for PlayStation(R)2 System

ROCKVILLE, Md., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Bethesda Softworks(R), a ZeniMax Media company, today announced that its best selling title, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow(TM), has been added to the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system's Greatest Hits program. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow relives the action-packed adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow -- as only he can tell it -- and features voiceovers by Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. The game is now available at retail outlets nationwide at a new suggested retail price of $19.99.

Offering a perfect blend of fast-paced action and adventure that captures the entertaining characters, settings, and spirit of the film, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," players assume the roles of Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and Elizabeth Swann. Players can hack and slash their way through a dozen locations with fully interactive environments and varied gameplay. The action takes place in a variety of lush, immersive settings, including burning buildings, wrecked ships, and moonlit caves.

"We are thrilled that Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow has been so enthusiastically received by consumers following its release last summer," said Vlatko Andonov, president of Bethesda Softworks, "The fact that the game has been added to the list of best-selling games for the PlayStation 2 system is a wonderful recognition of the legions of fans around the world who have enjoyed this entertaining title."

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow is rated T for Teen. For more information visit http://pirates.bethsoft.com/.

About Bethesda Softworks(R)

Headquartered in Rockville, MD, Bethesda Softworks LLC, a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc., is a premier developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software and has produced numerous award-winning titles, most recently with the 2006 PC and Xbox 360(TM) Game of the Year and RPG of the Year, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion(R) and the 2002 PC and Xbox(R) Game of the Year and RPG of the Year, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind(R). Among Bethesda's more popular franchises are The Elder Scrolls(R) series and Fallout(R), as well as licensed properties such as Star Trek(R). Its product line spans the sports, racing, RPG, strategy, and action genres. For more information on Bethesda Softworks' products, visit http://www.bethsoft.com/.

About Disney Interactive Studios

Disney Interactive Studios is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company . Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games and interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with other interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market. Disney Interactive Studios is based in Glendale, Calif., and has four internal game development studios around the world including Avalanche Software, Fall Line Studio, Propaganda Games and Climax Racing. For more information, please log on to http://www.disney.com/videogames.

(C) 2006 Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media company. Bethesda Softworks and ZeniMax are registered trademarks of ZeniMax Media Inc. Audio/Visual elements (C) Disney. Distributed under license from Disney Interactive Studios. Developed in association with California 7 Studios. "PlayStation" and the "PS" family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Other product and company names referenced herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.

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for Bethesda Softworks

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Ikanos Expands Into the FTTH Residential Gateway MarketFusiv(R) Vx170's Gigabit Performance Powers Delivery of Multiple Advanced Services

FREMONT, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ikanos Communications, Inc. , a leading developer and provider of Fiber Fast(TM) broadband solutions, today announced its expansion into the Fiber To The Home (FTTH) residential gateway market with the introduction of the Fusiv(R) Vx170. The Vx170 gateway processor, with 2.7 GHz of processing power, drives gigabit packet processing and enables integrated security, voice and wire speed Quality of Service (QoS), making it an ideal choice for meeting the emerging requirements of next-generation FTTH.

"FTTH is expected to show continued strong growth with the number of subscribers worldwide reaching 47 million by 2010, and growing on average by 58 percent a year," said Jeff Heynen, Directing Analyst, Broadband and IPTV at Infonetics Research. "As Passive Optical Network (PON)-based FTTH deployment expands, service providers will need to support high-bandwidth applications, such as Internet Protocol television (IPTV), video on demand and online video. The Fusiv Vx170, with its gigabit performance and wire speed QoS, is well suited for FTTH gateway designs."

Based on Ikanos' widely deployed Fusiv architecture, the Vx170 is designed to provide wire speed performance across all local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) interfaces, while utilizing less than 2.5 watts of power. The Vx170 has a RISC CPU, dedicated DSP engines for Voice over IP (VoIP) and multiple Accelerator Processors. As a result, the Vx170 is designed to offer 2.7 GHz of processing power, which ensures that the Vx170 meets the processing needs of current and future applications. By offloading various tasks across several Accelerator Processors, most of the Vx170's RISC CPU's processing power is available for customer applications.

The Vx170's rich set of integrated peripherals -- including two GMIIs, PCI and two USB 2.0 hosts -- enable the processor to easily interface with many in-home distribution solutions like 802.11n, MoCA(TM), HomePNA(TM) and Power Line Communication. The performance, flexibility and available processing power of the Vx170 allows service providers to offer higher bandwidth and new services such as IPTV, Video on Demand and network attached devices, including storage and printers.

Ikanos also provides a comprehensive suite of Vx170 software that includes operating system-independent drivers for Ethernet and integrated peripherals. Ikanos' Linux-based residential gateway software incorporates routing, bridging, wireless LAN access point, complete VoIP stack, packet classification, marking, QoS and bandwidth management. Ikanos' widely deployed voice software includes support for various codecs, including G.726, G.723, G.729 and G.722, T.38 fax, echo cancellation, comfort noise generation, packet loss concealment, DTMF tone detection and generation, FSK caller ID generation and various country specific tones.

"Building upon our leading-edge gateway processor technology, we believe Ikanos can now address the needs of the fast growing FTTH residential gateway market," said Daniel K. Atler, CEO of Ikanos. "Our gateway processor architecture enables services providers to leverage software development across copper and fiber deployments while building efficiencies in customer support and delivering high-quality, access-agnostic services to customers."

The Vx170 is currently available in sample quantities. About Ikanos Communications, Inc.

Ikanos Communications, Inc. develops chipsets that enable carriers to offer Fiber Fast(TM) bandwidth and high-speed network processing for enhanced triple play services. Supporting transmission rates of up to 100 Mbps, Ikanos' line of end-to-end silicon solutions power line terminals, CPE modems and residential gateways for many of the world's leading network equipment manufacturers. Ikanos' solutions enable fast and cost-effective carrier rollouts of interactive broadband services including IPTV.

(C) 2007 Ikanos Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ikanos Communications, Ikanos, the Ikanos logo, SmartLeap, Eagle, Fusiv, CleverConnect, Ikanos Programmable Operating System, Fx, FxS, VLR and Fiber Fast are among the trademarks or registered trademarks of Ikanos.

Cautionary Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risk and uncertainty regarding the continued strong growth of the FTTH market, new product features, and ability to address the fast growing FTTH market with new products. This forward-looking statement is subject to a number of assumptions, uncertainties and risks, including market acceptance of new products, competition and competitive factors of the fiber-fast broadband and FTTH market; our dependence on a few customers and the continued growth of Ikanos. One should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. For a further discussion of the risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. We cannot assure that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statement will be achieved or occur, nor do we undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this press release.

Ikanos Communications, Inc.

CONTACT: Margo Westfall of Ikanos Communications, Inc., +1-510-438-6276,
mwestfall@ikanos.com; or Susan Lehman of Rockpoint Public Relations,
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Web site: http://www.ikanos.com/

Sohu.com Announces Appointment of New Board and Audit Committee Member

BEIJING, April 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sohu.com Inc. , China's leading online media, search and mobile value-added services company, today announced the appointment of John Deng, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors and audit committee, effective immediately.

Dr. Charles Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sohu, stated, "We are delighted to welcome Dr. John Deng to our Board of Directors and audit committee. Dr. Deng is recognized internationally as a premier business leader in China and a catalyst behind creative design throughout our country. His perspectives on technological trends and business innovation will be invaluable for Sohu as we continue to drive leading developments in China's Internet space."

Dr. John Deng is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vimicro Corporation , a leading Chinese semiconductor design company. He has received numerous prestigious awards and accolades in both China and the U.S. for his achievements in developing China's personal computer industry. These include three Chinese national medals and China's National First Class Award for Science and Technology in 2005, which were presented by Chinese President Hu Jintao. In 2005, he was selected by China Central Television (CCTV) as China's Man of the Year and received a Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from the University of California at Berkeley, College of Engineering. In September 2006, Dr. Deng received the honor of presenting alongside Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as the main representative of Chinese business enterprises. Dr. Deng received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, a M.S. degree in Economics and a M.S. degree in Physics, all from the University of California, Berkeley.

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About Sohu.com

Sohu.com Inc. is China's premier online brand and indispensable to the daily life of millions of Chinese, providing a network of web properties and community based/web 2.0 products which offer the vast Sohu user community a broad array of choices regarding information, entertainment and communication. Sohu has built one of the most comprehensive matrices of Chinese language web properties and proprietary search engines, consisting of the mass portal and leading online media destination http://www.sohu.com/ ; interactive search engine http://www.sogou.com/ ; #1 online alumni club http://www.chinaren.com/ ; #1 games information portal http://www.17173.com/ ; the top real estate website http://www.focus.cn/ ; wireless value-added services provider http://www.goodfeel.com.cn/ ; and leading online mapping service provider http://www.go2map.com/ .

Sohu corporate services consist of brand advertising on its matrix of websites as well as paid listing and bid listing on its in-house developed search directory and engines. Sohu also offers two types of consumer services. Sohu offers wireless value-added services such as news, information, music, ringtone and picture content sent over mobile phones. The company also operates a massive multi-player online role-playing game and a casual game platform. Sohu.com, established by Dr. Charles Zhang, one of China's Internet pioneers, is in its eleventh year of operation.

Sohu.com Contact Information Jessica Zhang Senior Manager Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Tel: +86-10-6272-6596 Email: ir@contact.sohu.com http://corp.sohu.com/

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AT&T Provides In-Building Wireless Services for Penn HealthCoverage Now Available Throughout Three Philadelphia Hospitals

PHILADELPHIA, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. announced today that Cingular, now AT&T, has deployed wireless systems for the University of Pennsylvania Health System's three hospitals, which include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Presbyterian Hospital and Pennsylvania Hospital. The company is the exclusive provider of in-building wireless coverage for the three medical facilities.

Since 2005, AT&T has invested $430 million on network improvements in greater Philadelphia, including the addition of more than 200 new cell sites and the launch of wireless broadband services in Philadelphia, eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and southern New Jersey. Over the last two years, the company nationally spent more than $13.5 billion as part of an aggressive program to upgrade and expand wireless service giving customers access to some 45,000 cell sites -- more than any other wireless company in the country.

"We are continuing to provide coverage where our customers need it the most," said Dan Lafond vice president and general manager for AT&T's wireless operations in greater Philadelphia. "These in-building systems provide vital communications for physicians and staff. Instead of using multiple devices and systems to send and receive pages, e-mail and phone calls, medical personnel can now use a single wireless device for all of their communications needs in and out of the hospital."

The in-building wireless antenna system provides coverage for AT&T's wireless customers in all areas of the hospitals including emergency rooms, operating facilities and patient areas.

Note: This AT&T release and other news announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.

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Kodak Announces First-of-its Kind Picture Protection Plan to Replace Treasured PicturesKODAK Gallery to Help Members Easily Recreate Stored Print or Hard Drive Photo Archive in the Event of Loss or Damage

EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With the explosion of digital images, consumers are now more vulnerable than ever to losing their most precious pictures forever due to hard drive crashes or natural disasters. To help provide better security and peace of mind, Kodak is introducing the KODAK Picture Protection plan, a first-of-its-kind service now available exclusively to KODAK Gallery Premier members at http://www.kodakgallery.com/pictureprotection. )

The KODAK Picture Protection Plan applies to all digital photos stored on the KODAK Gallery, as well as prints and other photo gift items such as Photo Books and Photo Calendars that are purchased through the KODAK Gallery. In the event of a hard drive crash, members will receive an archive CD of all pictures currently in their KODAK Gallery account. In the event that prints and other photo gift items such as Photo Books and Photo Calendars purchased through the KODAK Gallery are destroyed, members will receive a credit of up to $500 to recreate these items through the KODAK Gallery.

In a survey of 1,000 consumers conducted for Kodak*, of whom nearly 60 percent used digital cameras, and 35 percent used film, three quarters of respondents said that they were "very" or "somewhat" concerned about their photos being lost or destroyed. Yet, 70 percent indicated that they did not have a plan in place to replace their photos in the event of a fire or natural disaster.

"Helping people preserve and protect their pictures is as important to us as helping them to creatively tell and then share their stories with others," said Mark Cook, Worldwide Marketing Director for KODAK Gallery. "For more than a hundred years people from all over the world have trusted Kodak with their most treasured memories and we take that responsibility very seriously."

The exploding use of digital cameras has created an urgent need for a back-up plan to protect our personal pictures, just as we safeguard important documents and other valuable possessions. This includes backing up records on disks or CDs, giving duplicate copies to family members to keep and placing originals in safe-deposit boxes. Uploading digital pictures to the KODAK Gallery and becoming a KODAK Gallery Premier member is one additional way to help keep your pictures safe, in a convenient and easy way.

KODAK Gallery Premier members pay an annual $24.99 subscription fee. In addition to the KODAK Picture Protection Plan, members receive numerous benefits including four unique kodakgallery.com/your name web addresses (see http://www.kodakgallery.com/samplegallery); unlimited high-resolution photo downloads; and redundant storage for pictures uploaded after subscribing to the Premier Service. Gallery Premier members can add a special print plan that gives them 4 x 6 prints at only 10 cents each. This level of membership costs $49.99 annually. More detailed information about the benefits of KODAK Gallery Premier membership can be found at http://www.kodakgallery.com/premieroverview.

About Eastman Kodak Company

Kodak is the world's foremost imaging innovator. With sales of $13.3 billion in 2006, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodak's system of digital and traditional products and services to take, print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; Businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using Kodak solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing and document imaging; Creative Professionals rely on Kodak technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images; and leading Healthcare organizations rely on Kodak's innovative products, services and customized workflow solutions to help improve patient care and maximize efficiency and information sharing within and across their enterprise.

More information about Kodak is available at http://www.kodak.com/.

*Survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation, September 22-26, 2006.

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BEA Systems Simplifies Portal Computing and Development With New Release of BEA WebLogic(R) Portal to Help Ignite Dynamic, Web 2.0-Style Portal ApplicationsBEA Also Announces New York University Center Selection of WebLogic Portal for Improved Business Process and Collaboration

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BEA, a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software, today announced the general availability of BEA WebLogic Portal 10, further extending BEA as one of the industry's leading portal vendors. BEA WebLogic Portal 10 is designed to introduce a number of new capabilities for developers to build more dynamic and interactive experiences, delivering the usability of Web 2.0 experiences to mission-critical enterprise portal applications. BEA WebLogic Portal 10 is also designed to allow developers to weave portlets and portal components into external applications, creating Web 2.0-style mashups and extending the value of portal investments beyond traditional portal applications. For more information, please visit http://www.bea.com/framework.jsp?CNT=index.htm&FP=/content/products/weblogic/p ortal/

"BEA continues to lead the portal market with excellent growth and technological innovation," said Wai Wong, executive vice president, BEA Systems, Inc. "We are excited with the new release of BEA WebLogic Portal as it offers our customers new capabilities for creating dynamic and modern portal applications, helping to bring the same vibrancy and dynamic experiences to their applications that Web 2.0 has brought to the consumer Internet."

Bringing Web 2.0 to WebLogic

BEA WebLogic Portal 10 includes AJAX enhancements to its portal framework that are designed to help simplify the creation of rich, interactive user experiences, providing the same dynamic usability provided by many leading Web 2.0 applications. BEA WebLogic Portal 10 also features the ability to publish and share portlets and portal services with Web applications outside the portal, which can help foster more Web 2.0-style mashups and can help improve the use of portal content and functionality. Mashups combine content from more than one source into an integrated experience, a common capability within portals. In BEA WebLogic Portal 10, BEA is turning the concept inside-out, helping enable customers to use the portal not only as a consumer of mashup services, but also as a producer of them. This simple, lightweight technology is designed to help make the combination of services easier to use and faster to deploy than before, thereby helping deliver benefits to both the business and IT.

Transitioning Web Applications to Portals

BEA WebLogic Portal 10 is also designed to simplify the transition of existing, stand-alone Web applications into managed portal experiences. The ability to publish portlets form BEA WebLogic Portal 10 can aid this transition by helping enable businesses to use portal services in existing Web applications, easing the incremental transition of functionality to portal infrastructure with minimum IT impact. New content publishing capabilities can further simplify this transition by helping make it easier to create and publish Web content.

Additionally, BEA WebLogic Portal 10 is designed to simplify the lifecycle management of portals and portal applications, with improved production operations for administrators and more flexible development tools for Java developers through BEA WebLogic Workshop(TM) for WebLogic, now based on Eclipse version 3.2. WebLogic Portal 10 also is one of the first portals to provide support for the latest 2.0 version of the Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) standard, and also includes improved JSR-168 portlet developer tools designed to simplify the integration of resources into portal applications and promoting reuse across other WSRP and JSR-compliant environments.

New York University Medical Center Selects WebLogic Portal To Improve Business Processes and Collaboration

BEA today also announced that New York University Medical Center has selected BEA WebLogic Portal as the foundation for an enterprise-wide portal that is designed to support hospital operations, medical research and patient service.

New York University Medical Center, among the most prestigious healthcare providers and research institutions in the world, is implementing a service- oriented architecture (SOA) powered by BEA WebLogic Server(R) as the underpinning for the new portal, which is expected to support approximately 15,000 users. The SOA strategy being employed is designed to help unify dozens of disparate applications, business processes and data sources used by more than 30 distinct entities that comprise of the New York University Medical Center. Among the functionality planned for the portal are delivery of lab results, appointment scheduling, bill payment, prescription management and research collaboration and management.

"We're going to make day-to-day operations more orderly and efficient," said Michael Mainiero, director of Web services at New York University Medical Center. "With thousands of patients, a staff that includes faculty members and medical students, and world-renowned researchers working in dozens of medical disciplines, we're anxious to streamline the way we communicate, share information and deliver medical care. We feel that unifying our infrastructure under an SOA umbrella and delivering applications via standardized portals is the best way to achieve those goals and help eliminate the data silos that can hinder progress."

The medical center's IT team evaluated a number of technology platforms for its SOA deployment and portal. The selection of BEA was based on several factors, including BEA's SOA vision and proven product set, use of open standards, support for the open-source tools and systems that the medical center is using, and the added value that BEA's ecosystem of partners, such as Bluenog, brings to BEA's products.

"We are excited to see BEA release new features in WebLogic Portal 10," said Mainiero. "BEA's proven track record, acknowledged industry leadership and innovation can help protect our investment and is designed to give us the freedom to adopt new technologies and applications without integration headaches or performance issues."

One particularly valuable aspect of BEA WebLogic Portal is its robust implementation of the WSRP standard (Web Services for Remote Portlets). This is designed to allow the medical center to federate multiple portlets from a number of systems within one user interface that appears as a single portal. The user interface can be tailored to the requirements of each audience (e.g., patients, researchers and doctors) with appropriate portlets exposed to each audience.

BEA partner Bluenog is leading the overall implementation effort for the medical center. Bluenog's expertise in SOA and its experience with BEA WebLogic Portal made it a logical choice to help build and deploy the solution,

Portal solutions from BEA are designed to help enable employees, customers and partners to work together more efficiently by connecting existing systems with people. BEA provides a broad range of application and portal infrastructure services designed to simplify the development and management of Web applications, and improve the overall effectiveness of enterprise portals. For more information, please visit http://www.bea.com/portal.

For more information on the BEA WebLogic(R) Product Family, please visit http://www.bea.com/framework.jsp?CNT=index.htm&FP=/content/products/weblogic/.

About BEA

BEA Systems, Inc. is a world leader in enterprise and communications infrastructure software. BEA's SOA 360 platform is designed to be the industry's most unified SOA platform for business transformation and optimization, by, among other things, helping to improve cost structures and grow new revenue streams. Information about how BEA is enabling customers to achieve Business LiquidITy(TM) can be found at bea.com.

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Some of the statements in this press release are forward-looking, including the statements regarding New York University Medical Center's use of BEA products to support a given number of users, provide specific new functionality, improve day-to-day operations and protect its investment. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward- looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: any unforeseen changes in the technology, standards or marketplace for enterprise information integration software; the timing of a recovery from any economic and IT industry downturn; any unforeseen technical difficulties related to the development of BEA's solutions; and any software errors related to BEA's solutions. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures set forth in BEA's 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2006 as filed with the SEC and subsequent reports filed thereafter by BEA from time-to-time with the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and BEA does not assume any obligation to update such statements nor the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements.

Copyright 1995-2007, BEA Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. BEA, BEA AquaLogic, BEA eLink, BEA WebLogic, BEA WebLogic Portal, BEA WebLogic Server, Connectera, Compoze Software, Jolt, JoltBeans, JRockit, SteelThread, Think Liquid, Top End, Tuxedo, and WebLogic are registered trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. BEA Blended Application Development, BEA Blended Development Model, BEA Blended Strategy, BEA Builder, BEA Guardian, BEA Manager, BEA MessageQ, BEA microService Architecture, BEA SOA 360, BEA Workshop, BEA WorkSpace 360, Signature Editor, Signature Engine, Signature Patterns, Support Patterns, Arch2Arch, Arch2Arch Advisor, Dev2Dev, Dev2Dev Dispatch, Exec2Exec, Exec2Exec Voice, IT2IT, IT2IT Insight, Business LiquidITy, and Liquid Thinker are trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. BEA Mission Critical Support, BEA Mission Critical Support Continuum, BEA SOA Self Assessment, and Fluid Framework are service marks of BEA Systems, Inc. All other company and product names may be the subject of intellectual property rights reserved by third parties. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

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Arrowhead Subsidiaries Insert & Calando Present Data on Cyclosert(TM) Drug Delivery System at AACR MeetingNovel Systems May Provide Cancer Patients With Improved Potential to Battle Their Disease

PASADENA, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arrowhead Research Corporation announced today that two of its majority-owned subsidiaries, Insert Therapeutics Inc. and Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc., are presenting data at the 2007 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting. The presentations summarize the latest research findings on two anticancer therapies currently under development. Both therapies employ a novel delivery system called Cyclosert(TM), developed at the California Institute of Technology and exclusively licensed to Insert Therapeutics and, through Insert, to Calando.

"We are pleased that our companies have outstanding data to present at this prestigious conference," said R. Bruce Stewart, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arrowhead. "We see great promise going forward for the treatment of cancer using our delivery system."

Cyclosert is the first nanoparticle drug transport platform to be designed de novo and synthesized specifically to overcome limitations in existing technologies used for the systemic transport of therapeutics to targeted sites within the body. Based on small cyclic repeating molecules of glucose called cyclodextrins, Cyclosert promotes the ability of cytotoxic drugs to inhibit the growth of human cancer cells while reducing toxicity and remaining non-immunogenic at therapeutic doses. In particular, the system is designed to reduce the toxicity of the drugs until they actually reach the targeted tumor cells where the active drug is released in a controlled fashion.

Insert's Chief Scientific Officer, Thomas Schluep, Sc.D., will present data from in vitro and animal studies using the Cyclosert system to deliver tubulysin A, a potent, but highly toxic, antitumor agent. In vitro studies have shown the tubulysin-Cyclosert conjugate to be effective against multiple human cancer cell lines. The conjugate was found to be stable and 100 times more water soluble than the free drug.

Calando's Chief Scientific Officer, Jeremy Heidel, Ph.D, will present data from animal studies using the Cyclosert system augmented by Calando's own proprietary technology. Calando is developing a type of ribonucleic acid (RNA) called small interfering RNA, or siRNA, for anticancer use. In the tests, this siRNA-containing formulation, using Cyclosert as a delivery system, showed significant antitumor activity and was well-tolerated.

Testing and development is ongoing for both drugs. About Arrowhead Research Corporation

Arrowhead Research Corporation (http://www.arrowheadresearch.com/) is a leading nanotechnology company commercializing new technologies in the areas of life sciences, electronics, and energy. Arrowhead is building value for shareholders through the progress of majority owned subsidiaries founded on nanotechnologies originally developed at universities. The company works closely with universities to source early stage deals and to generate rights to intellectual property covering promising new nanotechnologies. Currently, Arrowhead has four subsidiaries commercializing nanotech products and applications, including anti-cancer drugs, RNAi therapeutics, carbon-based electronics and compound semiconductor materials.

About Insert Therapeutics Inc.

Insert Therapeutics, Inc. (http://www.insertt.com/) is using its proprietary, nano-engineered, polymeric delivery system, Cyclosert(TM), to design, develop and commercialize drug-delivery-enhanced small-molecule therapeutics and nucleic acids. Cyclosert uses cyclodextrins as building blocks to create an entirely new class of biocompatible materials -- linear cyclodextrin-containing polymers that are non-toxic and non-immunogenic at therapeutic doses. The company is pursuing this goal through its internal research and development, and also through collaborations and partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

About Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc. (http://www.calandopharma.com/) is using its proprietary technologies in targeted polymeric delivery systems and siRNA design to design and create new, targeted siRNA therapeutics. Small interfering RNAs (siRNA) use RNA interference, or RNAi, a naturally occurring mechanism within cells to selectively silence and regulate specific genes. The ability to silence genes selectively through RNAi could provide a new way to treat a wide range of human diseases. The company is pursuing this goal through its internal research and development and also through collaborations and partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

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This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. Our actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and uncertainties, including the recent economic slowdown affecting technology companies, the future success of our scientific studies, our ability to successfully develop products, rapid technological change in our markets, changes in demand for our future products, legislative, regulatory and competitive developments and general economic conditions. Our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, recent and forthcoming Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Forms 8-K, our Registration Statements on Form S-3, and other SEC filings discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

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BudgetTravelOnline Unveils New Site with More Features, More Functions and More Fun for 'Real' TravelersTrusted Source of Travel News Adds Expert Features, On-Demand Video, New Travel Tools, User-Generated Content

NEW YORK, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- BudgetTravelOnline, the online destination for travel at affordable prices, published by Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel magazine and WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive, today unveiled a totally redesigned Web site that offers a cleaner, more user-friendly layout, more features, new travel tools and increased reader/visitor interaction.

Already a hugely popular resource for travelers, the new site is even more of a one-stop shop for the growing legions of travelers who go online to plan and book their trips.

"BudgetTravelOnline prides itself on being a comprehensive source of information for 'real' people seeking vacations," said Michelle Preli, BudgetTravelOnline's general manager. "We've always provided fast-breaking travel deals that may have missed the print magazine's publishing deadlines. Among the exciting elements of this redesign is a new, higher level of interactivity, improvements in site navigation and layout, all intended to help our readers discover, enjoy and benefit from all of the features the site now has to offer."

New expert editorial features include: -- Daily travel blog "This Just In ... ," written by travel experts, that covers a wide variety of information from the best deals to enlightening feature stories; -- "Trip Ideas" section includes information and suggestions on family travel, road trips, adventure travel, long weekends, girlfriend getaways and national parks; -- "Tips & Experts" section gives travelers advice from experts as well as reader-generated tips; -- "The Budget Travel Minute" on-demand video giving great travel tips and advice; and, -- More "Real Deals," which remains independent from advertisers so readers can be confident they are receiving independent guidance to help make great travel choices. New travel tools include: -- Priceline booking engine, which allows BudgetTravelOnline readers to book trips directly through priceline.com; -- A homepage box containing a weather watcher, a currency converter, a world clock, airport codes lookup and a flight tracker; and, -- A larger, more detailed Budget Travel Hotels database.

"In keeping with our commitment to providing real information and real deals for 'real people,' the Priceline booking capabilities is a terrific addition to the site," said Nancy Telliho, BudgetTravelOnline's publisher. Priceline is the travel service that lets one choose exact flights and times for incredible travel savings or take advantage of the service's unique Name Your Own Price(R) feature. With the launch of the new site, Priceline will serve as BudgetTravelOnline's exclusive booking engine sponsor.

New reader Engagement features include: -- A simpler way to contribute to the "Tips & Experts" section, which already includes the popular Trip Coach weekly live chat that answers readers' travel questions; -- New "Fun Stuff" section that features a monthly photo caption contest in conjunction with Signspotting.com, as well as reader True Stories; -- Reader comments will be possible on all blog posts plus they can respond to Budget Travel poll and survey questions.

"BudgetTravelOnline already has a great dialogue and longstanding relationship with our readers -- we are fortunate to have some of the most loyal, active readers on the Web," Preli said. "Our hope is to expand that dialogue and give them a real sense of empowerment to the constantly evolving traveler by providing them with an online community where they can share and learn from each other's experiences."

BudgetTravelOnline also launched the first of several unique story packages that will appear on the new site. Geared toward the summer family travel season, "Zoo Baby Watch" highlights new animal babies from top zoos around the United States and will include a slideshow of the babies "'Zoo Baby Watch' is a superb example of how the revamped BudgetTravelOnline delivers both captivating imagery, hard-to-find information and irresistible deals for those looking to save time and money as well as avoid hassles," Preli said.

Separately, the Austrian Tourist Office has signed on as the Launch Sponsor for BudgetTravelOnline's revamped site. As part of the launch sponsor package, the Austrian Tourist Office purchased all of the site's advertising units and will have a run of site media for two months, beginning April 16.

About Arthur Frommer's BudgetTravel

The ultimate reader-driven magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel rewards its travel-hungry audience with the inside scoop from around the globe. Surpassing the usual lineup of fantasy coffee-table magazines, Budget Travel focuses on providing "vacations for real people" by merging eye- catching imagery with valuable, practical knowledge. Featuring must-know tips, secret addresses, humorous stories, smart deals, and timely news, Budget Travel and its web site BudgetTravelOnline.com, has become an indispensable source for educated and sophisticated consumers. The magazine serves a circulation rate base of 600,000 and has realized steady and consistent ad page growth every year since it was acquired by Newsweek in 1999. BudgetTravelOnline.com serves over 2 million page views per month and nearly 500,000 unique visitors per month.

About Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive

Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI) is the online publishing subsidiary of The Washington Post Company . Its mission is to create truly interactive platforms that offer unmatched user experiences by developing editorial products with world-class reporting, multimedia features and award-winning content.

WPNI's news and information sites, which include washingtonpost.com, Slate, Newsweek.com and Budget Travel Online, inform and encourage conversation and debate while reaching millions of unique and active users each month. WPNI properties' long lists of awards include the first-ever Emmy for original video journalism online awarded to washingtonpost.com, as well as National Journalism Awards, Pictures of the Year International Award, several Digital Edge Awards, multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards and White House New Photographer's Association Awards, among others.

The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

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Manaris Corporation's CEO Featured in Exclusive Interview with WallSt.net

NEW YORK, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On April, 12, John Fraser, Chief Executive Officer for Manaris Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: MANS) updated the investment community in an exclusive interview with http://www.wallst.net/. Topics covered in the interview include an overview of the Company and the markets it serves, recent press releases, current capitalization, upcoming strategic and financial milestones.

To hear the interview in its entirety, visit http://www.wallst.net/ , and click on "Interviews." The interview can be accessed either by locating the company's ticker symbol under the appropriate exchange on the left-hand column of the "Interviews" section of the site, or by entering the company's ticker symbol in the Search Archive window.

About Manaris Corporation:

Manaris Corporation operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries. Our Avensys subsidiary, through its Avensys Technology division, is a recognized world leader in providing high quality fiber optic components & sensors to businesses in Asia, Europe and North America. Its other division, Avensys Solutions, provides environmental monitoring solutions and services, including the monitoring of air, water and soil, to industrial and public sector organizations across Canada. Our other subsidiary, C-Chip Technologies (North America), has licensed its technology to its technology partner iMetrik Inc, whereby, C-Chip will receive royalties from iMetrik for its worldwide sales of GSM-based "locate and disable" products into the "Buy Here Pay Here" (BHPH) used car market. To learn more about Manaris Corporation., please visit the company's website at http://www.manariscorp.com/ .

About WallSt.net:

http://www.wallst.net/ is owned and operated by WallStreet Direct, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Financial Media Group, Inc. The website is a leading provider of financial news, media, tools and community-driven applications for investors. http://www.wallst.net/ offers visitors free membership to its in-depth executive interviews, exclusive editorial content, breaking news, and several proprietary applications. In addition to its website, WallStreet Direct organizes investor conferences, publishes a newspaper, and provides multimedia advertising solutions to small and mid-sized publicly traded companies. We are expecting to receive two hundred eighty dollars from Manaris Corporation for the dissemination of this press release. For a complete list of our advertisers, and advertising relationships, visit http://www.wallst.net/disclaimer/disclaimer.asp .

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Catapult Communications Offers Concurrent Operating Environment For DCT2000(R) + MGTS(R) Test SystemsNo charge to add DCT2000 software to MGTS platforms

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catapult Communications Corporation announced today that DCT2000 software and MGTS software now run on the same hardware platform -- concurrently. This feature allows customers to access the different testing capabilities provided by the two systems without buying a second hardware platform. In addition, customers who have a mix of DCT2000 and MGTS systems can consolidate their platforms to make more efficient use of their hardware and operational resources.

A no cost promotional program provides DCT2000 software that is equivalent to the software purchased for the MGTS system. There is no incremental support charge for the second system and free customer training is available. The new concurrent DCT2000 + MGTS operating capability is available for immediate shipment.

According to Dave Mayfield, Catapult President and COO, "Since introduction of the p100, p200, p300, p400 and m500 platforms, the DCT2000 and MGTS have shared a common hardware architecture. Concurrent DCT2000 + MGTS operation will provide our larger customers with operating efficiencies as well as a choice of two multi-user system environments for future test development."

About Catapult Communications

Catapult Communications is a leading supplier of advanced digital telecom test systems to global equipment manufacturers and service providers, including Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Nortel and Nokia Siemens Networks. The Catapult DCT2000(R) and MGTS(R) systems deliver superior high-end test solutions for hundreds of protocols and variants -- spanning IMS, WiMAX, 4G/3G/2.5G/2G UMTS, VoIP, GPRS, SS7, Intelligent Network, ATM, ISDN and other network environments. The Company is committed to providing testing tools that are at the forefront of the telecom technology curve.

Catapult is headquartered at 160 South Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA 94041. Tel: 650-960-1025. International offices are located in the U.K., Germany, France, Finland, Sweden, Canada, Japan, China, Australia and India. Information about Catapult Communications can be found on the Web at http://www.catapult.com/.

For company information contact: Robin Rickert (650) 960-1026 robin@catapult.com

Catapult Communications Corporation

CONTACT: Robin Rickert of Catapult Communications Corporation,
+1-650-960-1026, robin@catapult.com

Web site: http://www.catapult.com/

Poster on Cyclosert(TM) Drug Delivery Presented at AACR MeetingNovel System May Provide Cancer Patients With Improved Potential to Battle Their Disease

PASADENA, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Insert Therapeutics, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation announced today its novel delivery system called Cyclosert(TM) will be featured in a poster presentation at the 2007 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting. In particular, this poster includes new research findings on a promising anticancer therapy that is currently under development.

Cyclosert is the first nanoparticle drug transport platform to be designed de novo and synthesized specifically to overcome limitations in existing technologies used for the systemic transport of therapeutics to targeted sites within the body. Based on small cyclic repeating molecules of glucose called cyclodextrins, Cyclosert promotes the ability of cytotoxic drugs to inhibit the growth of human cancer cells while remaining non-toxic and non-immunogenic at therapeutic doses. In particular, the system is designed to keep the drugs non-toxic until they actually reach the targeted tumor cells where the active drug is released in a controlled fashion.

The investigational drug discussed in the research, which Insert Therapeutics is developing in collaboration with German-based R&D Biopharmaceuticals, uses the Cyclosert system to deliver a potent anticancer agent called tubulysin A. Tubulysin A is a naturally occurring substance produced by myxobacteria. It is highly active against many types of cancer cells, targeting the cellular structures called microtubules, which play a crucial role in cell division. Used by itself, tubulysin A is an effective antitumor agent, but it is also highly toxic. By combining it with the Cyclosert transport system, researchers are aiming to make it non-toxic while preserving its antitumor activity.

In vitro studies showed the tubulysin-Cyclosert conjugate to be effective against multiple human cancer cell lines. The conjugate was found to be stable and 100 times more water soluble than the free drug. As the study's Lead Researcher, Thomas Schluep, Sc.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Insert Therapeutics emphasized, "Water solubility is essential for efficient delivery of drugs through the bloodstream. Tubulysin A is already better than many comparable agents in this respect, but in conjugation with Cyclosert, solubility improves dramatically."

In trials on animals, the tubulysin-Cyclosert conjugate was well tolerated, in contrast to tubulysin A alone, which was highly toxic and caused 50% mortality. The conjugate was also compared to vinblastine, an agent with a similar mechanism of action to tubulysin A. Vinblastine was found to be significantly less effective as an antitumor agent.

Testing and development is ongoing for the drug. About Insert Therapeutics Inc.

Insert Therapeutics, Inc. (http://www.insertt.com/), a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation , is using its proprietary, nano-engineered, polymeric delivery system, Cyclosert(TM), to design, develop and commercialize drug-delivery-enhanced small-molecule therapeutics and nucleic acids. Cyclosert uses cyclodextrins as building blocks to create an entirely new class of biocompatible materials -- linear cyclodextrin-containing polymers that are non-toxic and non-immunogenic at therapeutic doses. Insert's affiliate company, Calando Pharmaceuticals, is using a related system for the systemic delivery of siRNA. The companies are pursuing this goal through internal research and development, and also through collaborations and partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

About Arrowhead Research Corporation

Arrowhead Research Corporation (http://www.arrowheadresearch.com/) is a leading nanotechnology company commercializing new technologies in the areas of life sciences, electronics, and energy. The company works closely with universities to source early stage deals and to generate rights to intellectual property covering promising new nanotechnologies. Currently, Arrowhead has four subsidiaries commercializing nanotech products and applications, including anti-cancer drugs, RNAi therapeutics, carbon-based electronics and compound semiconductor materials.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. Our actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and uncertainties, including the recent economic slowdown affecting technology companies, the future success of our scientific studies, our ability to successfully develop products, rapid technological change in our markets, changes in demand for our future products, legislative, regulatory and competitive developments and general economic conditions. Our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, recent and forthcoming Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Forms 8-K, our Registration Statements on Form S-3, and other SEC filings discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Insert Therapeutics, Inc.

CONTACT: Robert Marshall of Insert Therapeutics, Inc., +1-925-570-3425,
rmarshall@insertt.com

Web site: http://www.insertt.com/

Calando Pharmaceuticals Announces Preclinical Efficacy and Safety Data of Targeted, Systemic Delivery of siRNA at AACR Annual MeetingData Indicate Significant Anti-Tumor Effects of Targeted, Systemic siRNA Therapeutic at Doses Significantly Lower Than the Limits of Safe Administrations in Rodent and Non-Human Primates

PASADENA, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Calando Pharmaceuticals, a leading siRNA therapeutics company and a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation presented positive results of preclinical efficacy testing in mice using multiple, systemic dosing with Calando's lead siRNA therapeutic candidate CALAA-01, a nanoparticle containing non-chemically modified siRNA and a transferrin protein targeting agent at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting on April 17, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

The presentation is entitled "Development and in vivo tolerability and efficacy testing of a therapeutic formulation containing siRNA against the M2 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase in mice and monkeys." Calando's presentation details the results of a pilot safety study of Calando's lead siRNA-containing nanoparticle formulation CALAA-01 in rodents and monkeys. Additionally, data from a multi-dose efficacy study in mice using systemically-administered siRNA nanoparticles showed significant anti-tumor activity at dose levels that are significantly below the upper limits of safe, systemic, multi-dose administrations in both rodents and monkeys.

"Based on this data, we are very optimistic as we move closer to an IND filing later this year." said John Petrovich, Calando's CEO. "This data combined with other recently announced data shows efficacy as well as an overall lack of toxicity using CALAA-01."

The formulation investigated contains Calando's proprietary delivery technology and utilizes RNA interference in cancer cells with an siRNA duplex targeting the M2 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase, a well-established cancer target. This duplex, developed at Calando, demonstrates potent anti-proliferative activity across multiple types of cancer types in vitro and in vivo.

"These studies were performed to demonstrate both the safety and efficacy of this siRNA-containing formulation in animals," said Jeremy Heidel, Chief Scientific Officer at Calando Pharmaceuticals. "This formulation was well-tolerated in mice and monkeys at concentrations that elicited a significant anti-tumor effect in a murine cancer model. These results suggest that this formulation has promise for human use."

Calando's cyclodextrin-containing polymers form the foundation for its two-part siRNA delivery system. The first component is a linear, cyclodextrin-containing polycation that, when mixed with small interfering RNA (siRNA), binds to the anionic "backbone" of the siRNA. The polymer and siRNA self-assemble into nanoparticles of approximately 50-80 nm diameter that fully protect the siRNA from nuclease degradation in serum. The siRNA delivery system has been designed to allow for intravenous injection. Upon delivery to the target cell, the targeting ligand binds to membrane receptors on the cell surface and the RNA-containing nanoparticle is taken into the cell by endocytosis. There, chemistry built into the polymer functions to unpackage the siRNA from the delivery vehicle. In addition to targeting tumors, the targeting of liver cells has also been accomplished in vivo.

About Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc. (http://www.calandopharma.com/), a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research , is using its proprietary technologies in targeted polymeric delivery systems and siRNA design to design and create new, targeted siRNA therapeutics. Small interfering RNAs (siRNA) induce RNA interference, or RNAi, a naturally occurring mechanism within cells to selectively silence and regulate specific genes. The ability to silence genes through RNAi could provide a new way to treat a wide range of human diseases. The company is pursuing this goal through its internal research and development and also through collaborations and partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

About Arrowhead Research Corporation

Arrowhead Research Corporation (http://www.arrowheadresearch.com/) is a publicly-traded nanotechnology company commercializing new technologies in the areas of life sciences, electronics, and energy. The company works closely with universities to source early stage deals and to generate rights to intellectual property covering promising new nanotechnologies. Currently, Arrowhead has four subsidiaries commercializing nanotech products and applications, including anti-cancer drugs, RNAi therapeutics, carbon-based electronics and compound semiconductor materials.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. Our actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and uncertainties, including the recent economic slowdown affecting technology companies, the future success of our scientific studies, our ability to successfully develop products, rapid technological change in our markets, changes in demand for our future products, legislative, regulatory and competitive developments and general economic conditions. Our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K, recent and forthcoming Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Forms 8-K, our Registration Statements on Form S-3, and other SEC filings discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Calando Pharmaceuticals

CONTACT: John Petrovich of Calando Pharmaceuticals, +1-626-305-9322,
jpetrovich@calandopharma.com

Web site: http://www.arrowheadresearch.com/

Web site: http://www.calandopharma.com/

Rainmaker on Offering Roadshow; Provides Preliminary Q1 ResultsSets Q1 Earnings Release Date of May 10, 2007

CAMPBELL, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rainmaker Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of sales and marketing solutions combining hosted application software and execution services, is conducting a roadshow for its follow-on common stock offering and in conjunction with the roadshow announced today preliminary financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007.

For the first quarter of 2007, Rainmaker expects to report net revenue between $16.0 million and $16.2 million, representing growth of approximately 44% to 46% from the same period for the prior year. The Company expects to report GAAP net income between $400,000 and $500,000. Weighted average shares used to compute earnings per share for the first quarter are expected to be approximately 16.5 million shares. Since the Company's results for the first quarter of 2007 are being finalized and have not yet been reviewed by its independent registered public accounting firm, these figures are preliminary and subject to change.

The Company is reaffirming its previously stated financial guidance to grow 2007 revenue to $65 million to $67 million, representing growth of approximately 33% to 37% from 2006. For the second quarter of 2007, Rainmaker estimates revenue to be up significantly from its prior year second quarter and to be down slightly from its seasonally strong first quarter. Based on the Company's near-term expansion opportunities with existing clients, including international activities, Rainmaker is continuing its significant investment in technology and development during the second quarter, as previously discussed. Also, as previously discussed, the Company is increasing its spending in the second quarter related to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Accordingly, the Company could report in the range of a small GAAP net profit to a small GAAP net loss for the quarter ending June 30, 2007.

First Quarter Conference Call May 10th

Rainmaker will announce complete 2007 first quarter financial results after the close of regular market trading on Thursday, May 10, 2007. A press release will be transmitted to the news media immediately following the close of the market, followed by a conference call to discuss the results at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. ET).

What: Rainmaker 2007 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call When: Thursday, May 10th at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. ET) Webcast: A live and archived web cast of the conference call can be accessed from the investors section of Rainmaker's website at http://www.rmkr.com/ or at http://www.mkr-group.com/ (under featured events). Dial In: To access the live conference call, dial (800) 218-4007 and request the "Rainmaker" call. Replay: An audio replay of the conference call can be accessed at (800) 405-2236. The replay will be available starting two hours after the call and remain in effect for one week through Thursday, May 17th at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. The required pass code is 11088120#. About Rainmaker

Rainmaker Systems, Inc. delivers sales and marketing solutions, combining hosted application software and execution services designed to drive more revenue for our clients. Our Revenue Delivery Platform(SM) combines proprietary, on-demand application software and advanced analytics with specialized sales and marketing execution services. Rainmaker clients include large enterprises in a range of industries, including computer hardware and software, telecommunications, and financial services industries.

NOTE: Rainmaker Systems, the Rainmaker logo, Sunset Direct and Contract Renewals Plus are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. All other service marks or trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events, including the intended use of proceeds, the ultimate consummation of the offering, and expectations with respect to the terms of the over-allotment option. Other forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the words "believes," "expects," "forecast," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "intends," "plans," "estimates" or "anticipates" or the negative of these words and phrases or other variations of these words and phrases or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on our management's current expectations and beliefs and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. You should not rely upon these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events because we cannot assure you that the events or circumstances reflected in those statements will be achieved or will occur as expected, if at all. Among the important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are general market conditions, unfavorable economic conditions, our ability to integrate acquisitions and expand our operations without disruption to our business, the effectiveness of our sales team and approach, our ability to target, analyze and forecast the revenue to be derived from a client and the costs associated with providing services to that client, the date during the course of a calendar year that a new client is acquired, the length of the integration cycle for new clients and the timing of revenues and costs associated therewith, our client concentration given that the Company remains dependent on a few large client relationships, potential competition in the marketplace, the ability to retain and attract employees, market acceptance of our service programs and pricing options, our ability to maintain our existing technology platform and to deploy new technology, our ability to sign new clients and control expenses, the possibility of the discontinuation or contraction of some client relationships, the financial condition of our clients' business and other factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our filings on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.

All information in this release is as of April 16, 2007. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.

Rainmaker Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Steve Valenzuela, Chief Financial Officer, Rainmaker Systems,
Inc., +1-408-626-2439, stevev@rmkr.com; Todd Kehrli or Jim Byers, Investor
Relations, MKR Group, Inc., +1-323-468-2300, rmkr@mkr-group.com, for Rainmaker
Systems, Inc.

Web site: http://www.rmkr.com/

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